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  • Pulemelei Mound [in Samoa, largest ancient structure in Polynesia]

    08/25/2018 9:36:10 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 17 replies
    Atlas Obscura ^ | 2018 | unattributed
    Deep within the jungle on the Samoan island of Savai’i lies a big heap of stones half the size of a football field. This is the Pulemelei Mound — also known as the Tia Seu Ancient Mount — and nobody really knows when it was erected, or why it is there. With a base measuring 65 meters by 60 meters (213 feet by 197 feet), Pulemelei Mound consists of a foundational platform of volcanic rock supporting multiple layers of natural basalt stone, piled on top to a height of 12 meters (23 feet). The structure is pyramidal with flat top....