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<< Our Photo Pages >> Marae Tainuu - Ancient Temple in Pacific Islands

Submitted by DrewParsons on Saturday, 08 November 2008  Page Views: 12247

Multi-periodSite Name: Marae Tainuu Alternative Name: Tevaitoa
Country: Pacific Islands
NOTE: This site is 5.231 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Uturoa  Nearest Village: Tevaitoa
Latitude: 16.7939S  Longitude: 151.493W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Marae Tainuu
Marae Tainuu submitted by DrewParsons : Site in : Marae Tainuu on Raeatea Island, French Polynesia showing the perimeter stones (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Temple in Raiatea, French Polynesia.
Marae Tainuu is one of the oldest maraes on Raiatea Island in French Polynesia.

Raiatea is thought of as the cradle of Polynesian civilisation and in ancient times was known as Havai'i fanau'ra fenua which means "Havai'i, the cradle". It is from here that Polynesian oral history records their voyages to Hawaii, New Zealand and other islands. A marae is an enclosed area of land used as a meeting place with sacred aspects - the focal point of a village. The Marae Tainuu was dedicated to the ancient god Taaroa. The coral perimeter stones on the seaward side of the marae stand up to 4 metres tall and abut one another. On the far side (by the exit to the island circling coastal road) are two stones with petroglyphs. A church has been built at the centre of the marae.
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Marae Tainuu
Marae Tainuu submitted by theantiquariansociety2 : This is the site of the partially preserved wonderful and bizarre Marae Tainuu. The European missionarys who arrived in the 18th century tried to completely suppress the ancient culture and religious beliefs of the people. It is reflected clearly here where a church has actually been built on part of the marae. This menhir still remains as does a large part of the marae positioned behind the churc... (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Marae Tainuu
Marae Tainuu submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Marae Tainuu, Raiatea Island petroglyph by the Marae entrance (Vote or comment on this photo)

Marae Tainuu
Marae Tainuu submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Marae Tainuu, Raeatea Island - petroglyph (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Marae Tainuu by DrewParsons on Friday, 21 June 2013
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Hi Devin,

I am happy for you to use any of the photos of Marae Tainuu for your project. My email address is: drew@pl.net

Let me know which one or ones you want and I can email the full size photos (Meg Portal ones are all reduced size for the website).

Kind regards,

Drew Parsons In NZ
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Re: Marae Tainuu by Anonymous on Thursday, 20 June 2013
Hello,

My name is Devin Meierding and I am with Committee FIlms, a film company out Minnesota in the United States. We are currently working on production of season 2 of our History Channel series America Unearthed and i am contacting you in the hope the we may use a photo found on this website of the Marae Tainuu. Once we connect further I can send the exact photo i am referencing thru email.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have, all of my contact information is below

Thank you so much and I look forward to connecting with you further

- Devin Meierding

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