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The Age-Old Mystery of New Zealand’s Tamil Bell
It was 1836 when William Celenso, a Christian missionary from Cornwall in England, first stumbled upon the mysterious Tamil Bell in a remote Maori village in New Zealand. It was being used as a cooking pot by some of the local people, who told the fluent Maori speaker that it had been found under the roots of a large tree, swept up from the ground by a storm many years prior.
Jake Leigh-Howarth - 13/03/2022 - 13:59
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Ghost Beliefs in Polynesia: When Spirits Return and Possess
... from these three, other Polynesian islands include Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu. Whilst these islands are distributed over ...
dhwty - 28/05/2017 - 22:55
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The Curious And Precarious Life Of A Medieval Jester
... skomorokhi , in India komali , and for the tribes of Tonga, faakaluma . The word ‘jester’ was an Anglo-German ...
Jake Leigh-Howarth - 01/06/2022 - 21:04
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Kiribati Coconut Armor - Not as Nutty as it Sounds!
At first sight, Kiribati armor might look a little strange, it is certainly not a suit of armor as we tend to think of it. It was surprisingly effective, given that it was made from coconut fibers, and little else. Kiribati society changed drastically after their first encounters with westerners, but their armor offers a fascinating glimpse into what Kiribati life used to be like.
Robbie Mitchell - 20/11/2022 - 13:55
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190-Year-Old Jonathan the Tortoise is the Oldest Living Land Animal in the World
... ( Astrochelys radiata ) owned by the royal family of Tonga who died at 188 years old in 1966. A dubious local ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 28/01/2023 - 01:00
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Hawaiian Ancient Surfing, the Sport of Gods and Royalty
... Surfing was also practiced in the Polynesian kingdom of Tonga, popularized by the late king Taufa’ahau Tupou ...
MartiniF - 11/03/2019 - 17:00
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New study suggests that the Philippines is the ancestral homeland of Polynesians
... culture spread 6,000 km until it reached as far as Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa. However, the belief that the Lapita people ...
aprilholloway - 20/03/2014 - 01:13
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Primeval Navigation Suggests Language Began 1.5 Million Years Earlier Than Thought
... is where things get controversial. New research suggests Tonga was a vast seafaring empire Forgotten Voyagers: The ...
ashley cowie - 23/02/2018 - 18:54
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The Bullroarer: An Instrument That Whirls Through Cultures and Time
Music is believed to have been made by human beings since prehistoric times. Paleolithic tombs suggest that one of the earliest and longest-surviving artifacts that can be called a ‘musical instrument’ is the bullroarer. Although the bullroarer is an ancient instrument, it has also been used in various cultures throughout history. Today, the bullroarer is associated mainly with the Aboriginal peoples of Australia. Nevertheless, evidence of its use can be seen also in other cultures, such as the ancient Greeks and the Maoris.
dhwty - 14/12/2015 - 14:46
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Bananas Helped Ancient Lapita Culture Colonize Oceania
... ancestral homeland of Polynesians New research suggests Tonga was a vast seafaring empire DNA Study Unravels Mystery ...
Ed Whelan - 21/01/2020 - 22:04
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The ancient origins of the ceremonial Kava drink of the Pacific
... a part in the coronation of King Tupou, the Sixth of Tonga, who took position in 2012. In Fiji, the kava has a ...
dhwty - 14/07/2014 - 00:00
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Where Did the Polynesians Really Come From?
... around 900 AD as Polynesian voyagers began to set out from Tonga and Samoa and other islands of western Polynesia to ...
Caleb Strom - 26/08/2020 - 23:49
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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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The Perplexing Purpose of the Gigantic Pulemelei ‘Pyramid’ Mound of Samoa
... settlements on the island and that they had links with Tonga in particular. However, from 750 BC until 1000 AD, ...
Ed Whelan - 18/01/2019 - 01:38
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Ancient Pincer Nosed Killer Discovered in Southeast Alaska
Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have identified a new species of thalattosaur, a marine reptile that lived more than 200 million years ago.
ancient-origins - 13/02/2020 - 23:56
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Samoan Star Mounds Baffle Archaeologists
... However, deep in the South Pacific on the islands of Tonga, a Science-Frontiers article says native people created ...
ashley cowie - 28/10/2019 - 12:58
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How to get to Australia … more than 50,000 years ago
... Megafauna for at Least 17,000 Years New research suggests Tonga was a vast seafaring empire How Castaway Survivor ...
ancient-origins - 25/05/2018 - 23:00
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1,000-Year-Old Chuiwan Golf Balls Discovered In China
Mainstream history would have you believe the modern game of golf originated in 15th-century Scotland. Golf's first major, and the world's oldest tournament in existence, was The Open Championship (British Open), which was first played in 1860 at the Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland. However, knocking pitted balls into holes with sticks was a favorite pastime of ancient Chinese elites.
ashley cowie - 01/02/2022 - 21:56
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Cannibal Jack Jones and the Beachcombers of Samoa
... inevitable shipwrecks. Jack was sailing to the island of Tonga with 25 in the crew. After three days sailing a fierce ...
Maya - 09/05/2014 - 14:28
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Bringing a Shark to a Knife Fight: 7,000-year-old Shark-tooth Knives Discovered in Indonesia
... teeth are known to have been used as tattooing blades in Tonga, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Kiribati. In Hawai‘i, ...
ancient-origins - 29/10/2023 - 13:56