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DigsSite Name: Hanamiai DuneCountry: Pacific Islands
NOTE: This site is 0.868 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Village: Vaitahu
Latitude: 9.937S Longitude: 139.107W
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 |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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The Hanamiai dune lies on the west coast of Tahuata, one of the best ports in the Marquesas, with occupation dating back 1000 years. It later developed into the seat of a Polynesian chiefdom.
The first European contact was by the Spanish in 1595. They described a town of timber and cane buildings and a religious site surrounded by a palisade. Archaeological finds include the nearby site of a tohua koina, a community site with stone foundation buildings and dance grounds.
Excavations by the Andover Foundation for Archaeological Research continue as field schools.
Tahuata_Museum website.
Andover Foundation for Archaeological Research's Marquesas Project website. and more images from the 2012 dig here.
Note: Archaeologists rediscover an ancient Polynesian chiefdom
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