Polynesians.
Their culture is less well understood. They had no system of writing nor did they encounter anyone who could write for them so much of their history is lost. What historians do is what they gather from evidence left behind by them like pottery and sculptures. The Polynesian people crossed 4,000 miles across central Pacific to Polynesia. Although they moved a lot and encountered new people their population was surprisingly homogenous. Their method of travel was the outrigger canoe, a hallowed out tree log, for big voyages, they used two very large hallowed out logs. Trade was mostly local. These people who are normally portrayed as barbarians were said to actually be hospitable, cheerful and good natured. They developed their language from other cultures and their language changed over time. The reason why the Polynesians and Vikings societies were said to have died down because overtime the people forgot or lost the ability to make boats which were necessary for traveling, trading, communicating and thus surviving.
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