| Abstract: |
A report is presented of archaeological observations made in 1970 when Vatanitawake, the major temple platform on the Fijian island of Bau, was being excavated for the rebuilding of a council house by construction workers. A number of burials were found in the mound, some possibly of Tongans killed at the Battle of Kaba in 1855. Traditional and early historical accounts relevant to the settlement of Bau, the development of the chiefly political order there and the functions of Vatanitawake and other Fijian temple platforms are also discussed.
|
