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The
Pulemelei pyramid is the largest structure in Polynesia.
It is located on the tiny Samoan island of Savaii,
the island which is regarded by Polynesian people as the cradle of
Polynesian
civilization. It is about 14 metres high and roughly 65 x 60
metres
square. It is
built on a stone base and is aligned according to the cardinal
directions. It
was hidden by the jungle but recently cleared by an excavation team
from the
Thor Heyerdahl Research Centre in Norway.
The pyramid consists of
rough basalt stones about the size of a football. No processed stones
or a burial tomb have been discovered, and according to
legend, it was built by the
great god
Togaloa. Settlements
dating to ca. 1000–1600 AD are associated with the site,
but the actual date
of its construction is unknown. Its original purpose and
the identity
of its
creators remains a mystery.
See
also: Kon-Tiki Museum Institute
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