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Submitted by KaiHofmann on Saturday, 29 December 2018  Page Views: 7459

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mokumanamana
Country: United States Region: The West Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Nearest Town: Kauai, Hawaii  Nearest Village: Necker Island
Latitude: 23.576186N  Longitude: 164.70209W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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5 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
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1 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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Mokumanamana
Mokumanamana submitted by Creative Commons : Uprights at Mokumanamana About 155 miles northwest of Nihoa lies Mokumanamana, a small basalt island that is 1/6 square km, or 46 acres, in size. Although the island is the second smallest of the NWHI, it has the second largest surrounding marine habitat (almost 385,000 acres). Large offshore areas include Shark Bay on the north side, West Cove and Northwest Cape as well as miles of shallow reef t... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone alignment in the North-western Hawaiian Islands. Necker island contains 33 small standing stones/shrines. On this island there are also around 11 petroglyph sites, called "kiʻi pohaku". Anthropologists believe that the island was a ceremonial and religious site.

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Mokumanamana
Mokumanamana submitted by Creative Commons : Birds and uprights on Mokumanamana Masked boobies / 'a (Sula dactylatra), frigatebirds / Image copyright: Papah, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mokumanamana
Mokumanamana submitted by Flickr : Ki'i Pohaku found at Mokumanamana where in Ancient Hawaiian lore is the boundary between Po and A'o Image copyright: Kanalu Chock (Kaleomokuokanalu Chock), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mokumanamana
Mokumanamana submitted by Creative Commons : Ceremonial Temple on Mokumanamana About 155 miles northwest of Nihoa lies Mokumanamana, a small basalt island that is 1/6 square km, or 46 acres, in size. Although the island is the second smallest of the NWHI, it has the second largest surrounding marine habitat (almost 385,000 acres). Large offshore areas include Shark Bay on the north side, West Cove and Northwest Cape as well as miles of shall... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mokumanamana
Mokumanamana submitted by Creative Commons : Ceremonial Temple on Mokumanamana A ceremonial temple on Mokumanamana, known for its numerous wahi pana (storied places) and koehana (cultural artifacts). Fifty-five cultural places are known, of which 33 are religious, 17 are shelter caves, and 2 sites are of unknown function. These cultural sites are thought to date primarily before the habitation sites on Nihoa Island were abandoned in the eigh... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mokumanamana
Mokumanamana submitted by Creative Commons

Mokumanamana
Mokumanamana submitted by Creative Commons : Mokumanamana (necker Island) contains important prehistoric archaeological sites of the Hawaiian culture Mokumanamana is known for its numerous wahi pana (religious places) and mea makamae (cultural objects). Fifty-five cultural Basalt alters, marae, line the spine of Mokumanamana. Photo by Monte Costa.places are known, of which 33 are religious, 17 are shelter caves, and 2 sites are of unknown f...

Mokumanamana
Mokumanamana submitted by Creative Commons : Ceremonial Temple on Mokumanamana Nihoa and Mokumanamana are both considered "Mystery Islands" - the once-inhabited but now abandoned outposts at the farthest reaches of Polynesian migration - which have been integral in describing how Polynesia was purposefully rather than accidentally peopled, as was suggested earlier in the 20th century. Archaeological studies have been highly influential in un...

Mokumanamana
Mokumanamana submitted by Flickr : Ki'i Pohaku A Hawaiian stone figure (ki'i pohaku) from Mokumanamana (Necker Island). A short description of the 1894 expedition that found the artifact is below. The Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii www.hawaiialive.org/realms.php?sub=Kai+Akea&treasure=... Image copyright: Thad Zajdowicz (Thad Zajdowicz), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Mokumanamana
Mokumanamana submitted by Flickr : Mokumanamana (Necker Island) Hawaiian Archipelago - Ka Pae `Aina O Hawai`i Nei Mokumanamana Necker Island The Hawaiian Archipelago Ka Pae `Aina O Hawai`i Nei Hawaiian Islands (wikipedia) THe linearity of the island chain amazed me, these islands are being produced over many millions of years. One reference said 43 million years www.botany.wisc.edu/courses/botany_422/Lecture/pdf/H...

Mokumanamana
Mokumanamana submitted by Creative Commons : Mokumanamana Mokumanamana sits just north of the Tropic of Cancer, a circle of latitude around the Earth that marks the northern-most position of the sun where it appears directly overhead at its zenith, or highest position. Along this path, when the sun is directly overhead, your body will not cast a shadow. This has significance in Hawaiian cosmology, non-instrument navigation, and tradtional cu...

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