Dog-Faced Tribe of Old

  

Early explorers met many races of humanity around the globe.  More often than not the indigenous people greeted them with curiosity and hospitality. 

ABANDONED ISLANDS WEEK: Ross Island, Andamans, India

Today we got to an island in an exotic location that Marco Polo once mentioned finding a tribe of dog-faced people. Mystery abounds!



Murray Island, Andamans, India
It was once headquarters for the series of islands, but after an earthquake in the early 1940s, the seat was moved to another island. It contains many buildings including the old commissioner's home, and tourists enjoy going there, with permission, to view the sights.

The Dog-Faced Tribe of Andaman Islands: Marco Polo's Not-So-Tall-Tale?

Early explorers met many races of humanity around the globe.  More often than not the indigenous people greeted them with curiosity and hospitality. Most bad encounters were dependent on the explorers' attitude on approaching foreign people they could not communicate with. In the case of Marco Polo, some of his encounters were exceptional and the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal near India was perhaps the single most unusual report of locals.