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Multi-periodSite Name: Marae Tainuu Alternative Name: TevaitoaCountry: Pacific Islands
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Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Uturoa Nearest Village: Tevaitoa
Latitude: 16.7939S Longitude: 151.493W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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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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