Solomon Islands
1568, he found some gold at the mouth, he erroneously thought that this could be one
of the locations in which King Solomon (the Israelite monarch) obtained gold for his
temple in Jerusalem. Mendaña then named the islands after King Solomon--Solomon
Islands.
Papuan-speaking hunter-gatherers from New Guinea were settling the southern and
eastern Solomon Islands by 25, 000 BC. They were the only inhabitants for thousands
of years, until Austronesian-speaking proto-Melanesians began moving in around
4000 BC.
Most people lived in small villages on tribal lands, practicing shifting cultivation,
fishing, hunting, carving, weaving and canoe building. They worshipped ancestors.
They were also head-hunters and cannibalism was common.
Demography
The population of the Solomon Islands is estimated to be approximately 450,000. It is
comprised predominantly of Melanesians with the rest of the population consisting of
annaabi.ee 
