Editing History of Brunei (section)

== Prehistory ==
The earliest record of Bruneian people can be traced back to the presence of Austro-Melanesians around 40,000 [[common Era|B.C.E.]] in [[Niah National Park|Niah Cave]], [[Miri Division]], [[Sarawak]]. The remains found there were linked to those found in [[Last Glacial Period]]. During the [[ice age]], Borneo and [[Palawan]] were linked with each other.{{sfn|de Vienne|2015|pp=21}}

After the sea level rose about 10,000 years ago, Southeast Asian territories were divided into two regions.{{efn|peninsular S.E. Asia and maritime or Nusantarian S.E. Asia}} The population there began to move around for various reasons. [[Hoabinhian]]s, or Proto-Melanesians, then moved to Borneo and lived in Niah Cave until around 8,000 B.C.E.{{sfn|de Vienne|2015|pp=22}}

The migration from [[Yangtze]] started to move toward Taiwan. Then, after Taiwan, the migration wave reached the Philippines via Palawan. After the migration wave reached Palawan, at least three groups began to form distinct communities. One group migrated toward Borneo, another group headed to [[Sulawesi]], and the last moved to [[Java]]. The event lasted about a thousand years, between 4,000 and 3,000 B.C.E. The migration at this time signified the end of the [[Bắc Sơn culture|bacsonian]].{{sfn|de Vienne|2015|pp=22}} [[Neolithic]] usage of pottery and cultivation of rice reached the Austronesians via the Philippines around 2,500 B.C.E. It reached Palawan, then went to Borneo around 2,300 B.C.E. and spread across [[Malay Archipelago#Insulindia|Insulindia]].{{sfn|de Vienne|2015|pp=23}}

The [[Austronesia]]ns began to develop a faith or [[cosmology]] around [[Megalith#Southeast Asia|megalith]]ism and then started to build [[social structure]] and [[agriculture]] as people settled down and tried to cultivate the land. This [[Bronze Age]] cultural complex peaked around 600 B.C.E., centred in [[Dong Son village]], thus called [[Dongsonian]]. The introduction of iron and bronze between 500 and 200 B.C.E. marked the end of Neolithic cults and the start of Indian contact in S.E. Asia. The Indian trade brought beads of glass or stone to Borneo.{{sfn|de Vienne|2015|pp=24–25}}