Archaeologists have discovered a 200 year old 'time capsule of Maori life’ on the Poor Knights Islands off the Tutukaka Coast. An enemy tribe invaded the village while the men were at war elsewhere and slaughtered everyone that was left, since then the islands were tapu (sacred/off limits). Most of the land was used for gardening, fish and water were also abundant. Building structures, tools and artefacts can now be analysed, as can the bodies which have laid untouched since the raid.
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
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