<P> The human history of Solomon Islands begins with the first Papuan settlement at least 30,000 years ago from New Guinea . They represented the furthest expansion of humans into the Pacific until the expansion of Austronesian - language speakers through the area around 4000 BC, bringing new agricultural and maritime technology . Most of the languages spoken today in Solomon Islands derive from this era, but some thirty languages of the pre-Austronesian settlers survive (see East Papuan languages). </P> <P> There are preserved numerous pre-European cultural monuments in Solomon Islands, notably Bao megalithic shrine complex (13th century AD), Nusa Roviana fortress and shrines (14th--19th century), Vonavona Skull island--all in Western province . Nusa Roviana fortress, shrines and surrounding villages served as a hub of regional trade networks in 17th--19th centuries . Skull shrines of Nusa Roviana are sites of legends . Better known is Tiola shrine--site of legendary stone dog which turned towards the direction where enemy of Roviana was coming from . This complex of archaeological monuments characterises fast development of local Roviana culture, through trade and head hunting expeditions turning into regional power in 17th--18th centuries . </P> <P> Ships of the Spanish explorer Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira first sighted Santa Isabel island on 6 February 1568 . Finding signs of alluvial gold on Guadalcanal, Mendaña believed he had found the source of King Solomon's wealth, and consequently named the islands "The Islands of Solomon". </P> <P> In 1595 and 1605 Spain again sent several expeditions to find the islands and establish a colony, however these were unsuccessful . In 1767 Captain Philip Carteret rediscovered the Santa Cruz Islands and Malaita . Later, Dutch, French and British navigators visited the islands; their reception was often hostile . </P>

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