Chapter I Intro & Objectives - SPREP

PHOENIX ISLANDS PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN
Chapter III. Background, 2. Human Activities
Draft 1 March 2007
During their 1997 visit, Di Piazza and Pearthree (2004) surveyed the entire perimeter of
Manra. They compared sites they located with those identified in MacGregor (n.d.) and
provided detailed descriptions of each of 16 sites investigated.
Di Piazza and Pearthree (2004) reported that there were three concentrations of prehistoric
sites on Manra. The most important sites were on the west shore. This appeared to be the
main are for prehistoric habitation. In addition, there were two marae on the west shore. Di
Piazza and Pearthree (2004) reported that these two marae had been significantly disturbed
since the 1933 visit by MacGreagor (as reported in MacGregor n.d., see Figure III-2.6
below).
Figure III-2.6. Marae (Di Piazza and Pearthree 2004 sites Syd-1, 2) on Manra
showing disturbance between 1933 (B) and 1997 (A)
(source: Di Piazza and Pearthree 2004).
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