The Autonomous Region of Bougainville has been inhabited by humans for at least 290,000 years, the first inhabitants of which were Australo-Melanesians who presumably arrived from the Bismarck Archipelago, according to evidence obtained from Kilu Cave on Buka Island.
The Autonomous Region of Bougainville has been inhabited by humans for at least 290,000 years, the first inhabitants of which were Australo-Melanesians who presumably arrived from the Bismarck Archipelago, according to evidence obtained from Kilu Cave on Buka Island.