Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.59
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c13.59
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We can thus easily postulate a common home for this Austro-nesian group of peoples. Kern made a critical study of the question by considering the fauna and flora of this home-land as revealed by the common elements in the various languages of the group. By this process of study he placed the home-land of the Austro-nesians on the coast of Indo-China.¹ This view is corroborated by the fact that human skulls which are purely Indo-nesian and pre-historic finds which are undoubtedly Proto-Indo-nesian have been found in Indo-China.