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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: O'utuyam Alternative Name: Otuyam, At the Star, O'utuyamu, IlukwewayaCountry: Pacific Islands Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Village: Kwebwaga
Latitude: 8.431372S Longitude: 151.119671E
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 |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
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 |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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A 30m long megalithic tomb on Kiriwina, which is the largest of the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea. It was built in the first century CE, so one of the oldest megalithic tombs in the Pacific Islands. There are other megalithic tombs in Ilukwaiwaia, which is on the neighbor island of Kitava.
The site was misspelt as Otuyam in Malanoski's book. It is actually O'utuyam, which means "At the Star" in the native language. With thanks to Tonubu for the information.
For more information:
The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 May 1936
Note: Some fascinating photos of this megalithic tomb in the Pacific Islands sent in by Tonubu from the island. He has also added a comment with what he knows of the site. Be aware that they include images of exposed human remains.
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