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The Falemauga Caves are large natural caverns in a series of lava-tunnels situated in the Tuamasaga district along the central ridge of Upolu island in Samoa. The caves have been studied by archaeologists in Samoa with evidence of human occupation in pre-history. They were also used as a place of refuge by the people of Tuamasaga from Tongan ...
The Falemauga Caves are situated in Falemauga, an area in central Upolu about five and a half miles south (inland) from the village of Malie on the island's north coast. There is evidence of human occupation in Samoa's prehistory and that the caves were used as a place of refuge by the people of Tuamasaga district.
Falemataaga - Museum of Samoa. The museum's collection consists of over three hundred objects, which reflect the four strands of the museum's work: Pacific island cultures; Samoan prehistory; Samoan culture; the environment. [2] Objects include: taxidermy, tattoo equipment, prehistoric pottery, amongst others. [3]
Mulinuʻu is a small village situated on a tiny peninsula on Upolu island in Samoa. It became the site of the colonial administration in Samoa in the 1870s [1] and continues to be the site for the Parliament of Samoa. It is located on the central north coast of the island and is part of the urban area comprising Apia, the country's capital. [2]
Tuamāsaga is a district of Samoa, [1] with a population (2016 census) of 95,907. This makes it the most populous district in Samoa. This makes it the most populous district in Samoa. The geographic area of Tuamasaga covers the central part of Upolu island, and includes the capital, Apia .
Archaeology of Samoa; F. Falemauga Caves This page was last edited on 1 January 2020, at 20:14 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The studies of the mounds during the early 1940s were carried out by New Zealand anthropologist Derek Freeman (referred to as J.D. Freeman in literature) who was a schoolteacher in Samoa from April 1940 to November 1943. [5] Freeman also excavated the Falemauga Caves in Upolu's interior.
Apia (Samoan:) is the capital and only city of Samoa.It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island.Apia falls within the political district (itūmālō) of Tuamasaga.