reefs and a suitable substrate (surface) on which to begin growth. The extensive reefs around the Indonesian Islands, the Philippines, New Guinea, Fiji and most of the Caribbean Islands are there because a suitable substrate in shallow water existed on which they could initiate growth. In none...
Miyaru Kandu.Continuing south, we headed to Vaavu Atoll to a site called Miyaru Kandu. The islands of the Maldives are all atolls, which are remnants of extinct volcanic islands. Once an island is formed and stops growing, the ocean goes to work eroding the island. In the end, all that...
However, there are parallels with other traditions in the region and around the world. These similarities and differences with other systems make Manihiki and Rakahanga an interesting case study by which archaeological interpretations of dispersed and aggregated settlement patterns can be evaluated. Here...