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Falemauga Caves Provide Unprecedented Insight into Ancient Samoan History
Samoa is located in the South Pacific and is famed for its ... forests. However there are also many natural wonders in Samoa, including many remarkable volcanic craters and ... Later they were also excavated and photographed by American Peace Corp volunteers in the 1970s. There are a ...
Ed Whelan - 02/12/2018 - 13:56
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Samoan Star Mounds Baffle Archaeologists
... of ancient ‘Star Mounds’ baffle archaeologists on Samoa. Samoa is in the South Pacific Ocean, and it has a ... Manu’s Islands detailing the extensive excavations in American Samoa which were carried out by the ... Programme in the 1960s. The Manuʻa Islands Group of American Samoa consists of three main islands: Taʻu, Ofu and ...
ashley cowie - 28/10/2019 - 12:58
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The Perplexing Purpose of the Gigantic Pulemelei ‘Pyramid’ Mound of Samoa
... - the largest ancient monumental structure, not only in Samoa, but in the South Pacific. One of the most important ... - the largest ancient monumental structure, not only in Samoa, but in the South Pacific. This monument, commonly ... Discovered The site is vast, roughly the size of half an American football field. The base dimensions are ...
Ed Whelan - 18/01/2019 - 01:38
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Pointed Turkey Bones Are Oldest Native American Tattoo Kit, Says Study
... out of wild turkey bones and then buried in a Native American grave from central Tennessee at least 3600 years ... out of wild turkey bones and then buried in a Native American grave from central Tennessee at least 3600 years ago. The Native American tattoo kit study was published in The Journal of ...
Sahir - 26/05/2021 - 17:48
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Can a Ghost Make You Ill? The Ghost Sickness Belief of the Native American Indians
... this belief can also be found in other Native American cultures. Furthermore, this concept may also be ... this belief can also be found in other Native American cultures. Furthermore, this concept is found in ... According to the Navajos, as well as certain other Native American cultures, ghost sickness is caused by a spirit of ...
dhwty - 31/07/2021 - 02:00
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Where Did the Polynesians Really Come From?
... a team, sailed it west of Easter Island from the South American coast. This demonstrated the feasibility of using a ... craft to cross the Pacific. Girls Carrying a Canoe in Samoa by John La Farge. ( Public Domain ) Polynesian ... Nui of Easter Island reveal a small percentage of Native American ancestry (8%). To be fair, this study also revealed ...
Caleb Strom - 26/08/2020 - 23:49
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Study Traces Epic Polynesian Migration to the Pacific Islands
... quarry on the island of Tutuila [a Polynesian island in American Samoa] in two different Outlier islands supports the view ... (2,500 kilometers) across the ocean to the east, on the American Samoan island of Tutuila. Adze, from Samoa, ...
Nathan Falde - 25/04/2023 - 18:56
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Ghost Beliefs in Polynesia: When Spirits Return and Possess
... Apart from these three, other Polynesian islands include Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu. Whilst these islands are ...
dhwty - 28/05/2017 - 22:55
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Could Tuvalu’s History Stretch Back 8000 Years?
... They lie roughly half-way between Australia and the American state of Hawaii. The population is less than 12,000 ... first colonized by members of the Lapita culture from Samoa or Tonga over 2000 years ago. Local foundation myths ... This may reflect the fact that people from both Tonga and Samoa settled on the island. It is believed that the atolls ...
Ed Whelan - 11/03/2020 - 01:00
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Tokelau, a Small Nation with Great Traditions
... did. Why Tokelau is at Risk The islands lie due north of Samoa and north-east of New Zealand. Tokelau is made up of ... Pacific Islanders Hurricane Irma Uncovers a Rare Native American Canoe in Florida Cultural Dances of Tokelau (Timur. ... claims made by America, who had occupied what became American Samoa and Swain Islands, which is geographically and ...
Ed Whelan - 01/04/2020 - 01:58
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From Tattoos to Elongated Skulls: A History of Body Modification
... deformation was practiced across the world. The Native American Chinooks flattened the heads of their infants with a ...
Aleksa Vučković - 09/11/2021 - 13:57
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A Hopi Hero’s Journey: How the Snake Clan Came to Arizona
... to the Hopi.) Grandmother Spider or Spider Woman of Native American lore. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) In the distance lay another ... between the peoples of the South Pacific and those of the American Southwest. I will leave you with just one example. ... 30. Alexander M. Stephen, “Hopi Tales,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 42, No. 163, January/March, 1929, pp. ...
Gary A. David - 13/11/2017 - 18:53
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Kasivaki: An Ancient Tongan Game That Was More Than Underwater Rugby
... Tonga in the South Pacific, including the Fiji Islands, Samoa , and Tahiti. The Tongan proto-state is unique in that ...
Caleb Strom - 06/12/2021 - 17:57
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The Truth Behind 5 Disney Movies That Are Based On Real Histories
Many of us grew up watching Disney movies and their tales of fairy princesses and evil queens are undeniably a part of the modern zeitgeist.
Sarah P Young - 11/04/2019 - 23:02
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New study suggests that the Philippines is the ancestral homeland of Polynesians
... 6,000 km until it reached as far as Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa. However, the belief that the Lapita people are related ... Fiji. Photo source . In the latest study published in the American journal Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
aprilholloway - 20/03/2014 - 01:13
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Kiribati Coconut Armor - Not as Nutty as it Sounds!
... the island chain between 1764 and 1788. Russian and American adventurers then fully mapped the islands in the ...
Robbie Mitchell - 20/11/2022 - 13:55
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Easter Island and the Mysteries of the Moai
... the vast Pacific Ocean 3,512 km (2,182 mi) from the South American coast, and 1,900 km (1,200 mi) from Pitcairn Island. ... South Pacific Tales - Legends and Myths from Tonga, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Easter Island . Read Books. Easter ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 06/03/2022 - 14:00