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  • Standing Woman, bronze, 1932, by Gaston Lachaise (1882-1935), Tuileries Gardens, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kermario standing stones, large megaliths in a fan arrangement, with 1029 menhirs in 10 alignments, about 1,300m long, near the village of Carnac, Morbihan, Brittany, France. One 3m high menhir forms part of the Manio tertre tumulus. The Carnac stones were erected in the Neolithic period by pre-Celtic breton peoples. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Menec standing stones, 11 converging alignments of 1050 menhirs stretching for 1,165x100m, near the village of Carnac, Morbihan, Brittany, France. The alignments are roughly parallel with evenly spaced megaliths which are larger at the Western end and smaller at the Eastern end. The Carnac stones were erected in the Neolithic period by pre-Celtic breton peoples. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model for the standing mobile, Tribute to Victor Vasarely, later made in brass, gold and palladium, by Christel Sadde, kinetic artist, in her studio on the Rue des Entrepots in Saint-Ouen, Ile-de-France, France. Christel Sadde makes kinetic art and mobile sculptures from metals and other materials, often using geometric forms. Her ethos is Balance - Geometry - Poetry - Movement. Photographed on 12th April 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing mobile, Tribute to Victor Vasarely, in palladium, by Christel Sadde, kinetic artist, in her studio on the Rue des Entrepots in Saint-Ouen, Ile-de-France, France. Christel Sadde makes kinetic art and mobile sculptures from metals and other materials, often using geometric forms. Her ethos is Balance - Geometry - Poetry - Movement. Photographed on 12th April 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Menec standing stones, 11 converging alignments of 1050 menhirs stretching for 1,165x100m, near the village of Carnac, Morbihan, Brittany, France. The alignments are roughly parallel with evenly spaced megaliths which are larger at the Western end and smaller at the Eastern end. The Carnac stones were erected in the Neolithic period by pre-Celtic breton peoples. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kermario standing stones, large megaliths in a fan arrangement, with 1029 menhirs in 10 alignments, about 1,300m long, near the village of Carnac, Morbihan, Brittany, France. One 3m high menhir forms part of the Manio tertre tumulus. The Carnac stones were erected in the Neolithic period by pre-Celtic breton peoples. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kermario standing stones, large megaliths in a fan arrangement, with 1029 menhirs in 10 alignments, about 1,300m long, near the village of Carnac, Morbihan, Brittany, France. One 3m high menhir forms part of the Manio tertre tumulus. The Carnac stones were erected in the Neolithic period by pre-Celtic breton peoples. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kermario standing stones, large megaliths in a fan arrangement, with 1029 menhirs in 10 alignments, about 1,300m long, near the village of Carnac, Morbihan, Brittany, France. One 3m high menhir forms part of the Manio tertre tumulus. The Carnac stones were erected in the Neolithic period by pre-Celtic breton peoples. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Menec standing stones, 11 converging alignments of 1050 menhirs stretching for 1,165x100m, near the village of Carnac, Morbihan, Brittany, France. The alignments are roughly parallel with evenly spaced megaliths which are larger at the Western end and smaller at the Eastern end. The Carnac stones were erected in the Neolithic period by pre-Celtic breton peoples. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kermario standing stones, large megaliths in a fan arrangement, with 1029 menhirs in 10 alignments, about 1,300m long, near the village of Carnac, Morbihan, Brittany, France. One 3m high menhir forms part of the Manio tertre tumulus. The Carnac stones were erected in the Neolithic period by pre-Celtic breton peoples. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing stone or ofa'i ti'a at the Marae Ri'i Noa or simple Marae, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Archaeologist K Emory has found 100 of these small marae or shrines at Opunohu. They are the earliest form of marae, small courtyards with standing stones or ofa'i ti'a and no altar, and would have had a central tiki statue as guardian. This one may have been used for rituals to protect an affiliated clan. Opunohu was once a huge site in the volcanic crater, with only a few structures remaining, which were restored in 1969 Y H Sinoto of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing stone or ofa 'i turui, representing the position of a god during ceremonies, by the ahu of Marae Taputapuatea, c. 1000 AD, a large religious and ceremonial temple site with a 60 x 45m stone courtyard and an ahu or altar made from 3m high standing stones cut from coral, at Taputapuatea, at Te Po, in the Opoa valley, on the island of Raiatea, in the Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. This marae marks the spot where Ta'aroa, creator and father of all Polynesian gods, first stepped on the earth. In the 17th century, it was rededicated to the god Oro, son of Ta'aroa and god of beauty, fertility and war. This site was a meeting place and sacrificial site for travellers from all over the Pacific. In the distance is Marae Hauviri or Marae Taura’a-a-tapu, family temple of Tamatoa, with the Te-Papa-tea-o-Ruea stone, brought by the god Hiro to found the chiefdoms or ari'i on Raiatea. Hauviri was the welcoming marae which received visitors as they disembarked from their canoes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prayer area with standing stone at Marae Matai Rea, once the most important marae at Maeva, where the chief would sit on his throne during ceremonies, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This marae is now in ruins but consisted of a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, used as a ceremonial and religious site. These sites were home to the royal chieftains encountered by James Cook and were abandoned c. 1800. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing stones representing ancestors at Marae Matai Rea, once the most important marae at Maeva, where the chief would sit on his throne during ceremonies, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This marae is now in ruins but consisted of a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, used as a ceremonial and religious site. These sites were home to the royal chieftains encountered by James Cook and were abandoned c. 1800. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief on the side of the Greek Harpy monument, 470-460 BC, showing a seated figure, either a deity or a deified ancestor, receiving a gift of a helmet from a standing figure, and winged harpies carrying the souls of the dead, as babies, to heaven. The Harpy monument is a 7.5m high pillar tomb with burial chamber on top, Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. The reliefs, thought to be a gift to the sarcophagus owner and his wife from other family members, were taken by Charles Fellows to the British Museum in 1842 and replaced with plaster copies. This relief demonstrates the Greek use of isocephaly, where the heads of the figures are at the same height, whether standing of seated. Xanthos was a centre of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Rauhuru, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, and in the distance, Fare Pote'e, a reconstruction of a round communal dwelling, built on stilts with a thatched roof, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This marae is a Tupuna marae or family shrine and has petroglyphs of canoes and turtles on some of its standing stones. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. The Fare Pote'e has been used as a house, meeting room, church, school and museum and has been rebuilt several times, most recently in 2000-01 by the Opu Nui Association. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Rauhuru, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The wooden stela or unu is carved in wood and represents the guardians of ancestors. This marae is a Tupuna marae or family shrine and has petroglyphs of canoes and turtles on some of its standing stones. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Rauhuru with turtle petroglyphs, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This marae is a Tupuna marae or family shrine and has petroglyphs of canoes and turtles on some of its standing stones. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Rauhuru, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This marae is a Tupuna marae or family shrine and has petroglyphs of canoes and turtles on some of its standing stones. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Tefano, with its ahu or altar of standing stones and a giant banyan tree, at Haapiti, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The marae consists of a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, used as a ceremonial and religious site. These sites were home to the royal chieftains encountered by James Cook and were abandoned c. 1800. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Tefano, with its ahu or altar of standing stones and a giant banyan tree, at Haapiti, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The marae consists of a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, used as a ceremonial and religious site. These sites were home to the royal chieftains encountered by James Cook and were abandoned c. 1800. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Tefano, with its ahu or altar of standing stones and a giant banyan tree, at Haapiti, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia.  The marae consists of a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, used as a ceremonial and religious site. These sites were home to the royal chieftains encountered by James Cook and were abandoned c. 1800. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Tefano, with its ahu or altar of standing stones and a giant banyan tree, at Haapiti, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The marae consists of a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, used as a ceremonial and religious site. These sites were home to the royal chieftains encountered by James Cook and were abandoned c. 1800. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief on the West side of the Greek Harpy monument, 470-460 BC, showing seated figures, either deities or deified ancestors, receiving gifts from standing figures, and a cow suckling a calf over the hole where the body would be placed into the burial chamber. The Harpy monument is a 7.5m high pillar tomb with burial chamber on top with relief carvings of sirens taking the souls of the dead to heaven (on the sides not shown here), Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. The reliefs, thought to be a gift to the sarcophagus owner and his wife from other family members, were taken by Charles Fellows to the British Museum in 1842 and replaced with plaster copies. This relief demonstrates the Greek use of isocephaly, where the heads of the figures are at the same height, whether standing of seated. Xanthos was a centre of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief on the side of the Greek Harpy monument, 470-460 BC, showing a seated figure, either a deity or a deified ancestor, receiving a gift of a helmet from a standing figure. The Harpy monument is a 7.5m high pillar tomb with burial chamber on top, Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. The reliefs, thought to be a gift to the sarcophagus owner and his wife from other family members, were taken by Charles Fellows to the British Museum in 1842 and replaced with plaster copies. This relief demonstrates the Greek use of isocephaly, where the heads of the figures are at the same height, whether standing of seated. Xanthos was a centre of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief on the side of the Greek Harpy monument, 470-460 BC, showing a seated figure, either a deity or a deified ancestor, receiving a gift of a helmet from a standing figure, and winged harpies carrying the souls of the dead, as babies, to heaven. The Harpy monument is a 7.5m high pillar tomb with burial chamber on top, Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. The reliefs, thought to be a gift to the sarcophagus owner and his wife from other family members, were taken by Charles Fellows to the British Museum in 1842 and replaced with plaster copies. This relief demonstrates the Greek use of isocephaly, where the heads of the figures are at the same height, whether standing of seated. Xanthos was a centre of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden Standing Christ, 14th century French School, Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Francis of Assisi mummified standing upright, oil painting on canvas, c. 1640, by Francisco de Zurbaran, 1598-1664, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, a fine arts museum opened 1801 in a former convent on the Place des Terreaux in Lyon, Rhone, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of queen Meresankh, depicted standing wearing a dress and short wig, with inlaid eyes, limestone, from Giza, in the Alexandria National Museum, opened 2003, in the former US consulate, a palace built 1926 on Tariq Al-Horreya street, in Alexandria, Egypt. The museum houses collections from Alexandria and Egypt, from the Pharaonic, Hellenistic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Nimaatre, depicted standing wearing a kilt and wig, polychrome limestone, Old Kingdom, from Saqqara, in the Alexandria National Museum, opened 2003, in the former US consulate, a palace built 1926 on Tariq Al-Horreya street, in Alexandria, Egypt. The museum houses collections from Alexandria and Egypt, from the Pharaonic, Hellenistic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing statue of Amenemhat III, 6th pharaoh of the 12th dynasty, wearing Nemes headdress with protective uraeus, Middle Kingdom, 1841-1792 BC, in black granite, in the Alexandria National Museum, opened 2003, in the former US consulate, a palace built 1926 on Tariq Al-Horreya street, in Alexandria, Egypt. The museum houses collections from Alexandria and Egypt, from the Pharaonic, Hellenistic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing statue of Amenemhat III, 6th pharaoh of the 12th dynasty, detail, wearing Nemes headdress with protective uraeus, Middle Kingdom, 1841-1792 BC, in black granite, in the Alexandria National Museum, opened 2003, in the former US consulate, a palace built 1926 on Tariq Al-Horreya street, in Alexandria, Egypt. The museum houses collections from Alexandria and Egypt, from the Pharaonic, Hellenistic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stela of Pepi-Sennefer, depicting him standing holding a staff and sceptre, and inscribed with an offering formula, Old Kingdom, limestone, in the Alexandria National Museum, opened 2003, in the former US consulate, a palace built 1926 on Tariq Al-Horreya street, in Alexandria, Egypt. The museum houses collections from Alexandria and Egypt, from the Pharaonic, Hellenistic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Beside the king's legs is a statue of Nefertari. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing statue of the king with double crown, Nemes headdress and false royal beard, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. 4 baboon sculptures welcome the rising sun on the obelisk base, and the inscriptions praise Ramesses. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing statue of the king with double crown, Nemes headdress and false royal beard, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with standing statue of the king and an obelisk with hieroglyphs praising Ramesses, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing statue of the king with double crown, Nemes headdress and false royal beard, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Beside the king's legs is a statue of Nefertari. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing statue of the king with double crown with uraeus, Nemes headdress and false royal beard, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing statue of the king with double crown, Nemes headdress and false royal beard, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing statue of the king with double crown, Nemes headdress and false royal beard, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing 'Oxus Lady', chlorite limestone sculpture by the Oxus Culture, c. 2200-1800 BC, from Eastern Iran, from a private collection, in the Idols exhibition, Sept 2018-Jan 2019, exploring 3-dimensional images of the human body created 4000–2000 BC, at the Fondazione Giancarlo Ligabue, Venice, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing steatopygous figure, marble, 4th millennium BC from Southwest Arabia, from a private collection, in the Idols exhibition, Sept 2018-Jan 2019, exploring 3-dimensional images of the human body created 4000–2000 BC, at the Fondazione Giancarlo Ligabue, Venice, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing steatopygous figure in red sandstone, 4th millennium BC, from Southwest Arabia, from a private collection, in the Idols exhibition, Sept 2018-Jan 2019, exploring 3-dimensional images of the human body created 4000–2000 BC, at the Fondazione Giancarlo Ligabue, Venice, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing male figure in black stone, possibly basalt, 4th millennium BC, from Southwest Arabia, from a private collection, in the Idols exhibition, Sept 2018-Jan 2019, exploring 3-dimensional images of the human body created 4000–2000 BC, at the Fondazione Giancarlo Ligabue, Venice, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing nude male figure in wood, Old Kingdom Egyptian, c. 2500 BC, from a private collection, in the Idols exhibition, Sept 2018-Jan 2019, exploring 3-dimensional images of the human body created 4000–2000 BC, at the Fondazione Giancarlo Ligabue, Venice, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Menhir de Champ-Dolent, a 9.5m high upright man-made Neolithic standing stone, the largest in Brittany, near Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. Legend states that the stone fell from the sky to separate 2 feuding brothers, and that when it finally sinks into the earth, the world will end. The menhir is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Menhir de Champ-Dolent, a 9.5m high upright man-made Neolithic standing stone, the largest in Brittany, near Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. Legend states that the stone fell from the sky to separate 2 feuding brothers, and that when it finally sinks into the earth, the world will end. The menhir is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Menhir de Champ-Dolent, a 9.5m high upright man-made Neolithic standing stone, the largest in Brittany, near Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. Legend states that the stone fell from the sky to separate 2 feuding brothers, and that when it finally sinks into the earth, the world will end. The menhir is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triple-stepped altar or ahu of Marae Ahu o Mahine, a stone temple platform, 17th century, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The style of the marae is similar to those found on the coast, and is thought to be dedicated to Oro, god of fertility and war. Its name was given later, after Mahine, warrior chief of the Opunohu Valley in the late 18th century. The courtyard contains 2 backrest stones or ofa'i turu'i and 6 standing stones or ofa'i ti'i. This was probably the last marae to be built on this site. Opunohu was once a huge site in the volcanic crater, with only a few structures remaining, which were restored in 1969 Y H Sinoto of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triple-stepped altar or ahu of Marae Ahu o Mahine, a stone temple platform, 17th century, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The style of the marae is similar to those found on the coast, and is thought to be dedicated to Oro, god of fertility and war. Its name was given later, after Mahine, warrior chief of the Opunohu Valley in the late 18th century. The courtyard contains 2 backrest stones or ofa'i turu'i and 6 standing stones or ofa'i ti'i. This was probably the last marae to be built on this site. Opunohu was once a huge site in the volcanic crater, with only a few structures remaining, which were restored in 1969 Y H Sinoto of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar or ahu of Marae Ti'i-Rua, a stone sacred temple platform built mid 15th century - early 16th century, during the Atiro'o period, and enlarged in the 18th century, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The marae is built on Ti’i-rua or 'double divinity' land, orientated toward the Mou’a Roa mountain. The site has been excavated by K P Emory in 1925 and R C Green in 1960, and was inhabited long before the marae was built. The enclosure wall or patu is of basalt, and the courtyard or tahua contains 15 ofa'i ti'a (standing stones) and 2 ofa'i turu'i (support stones). Skeletons have been found, suggesting this was a site used for human sacrifice. Opunohu was once a huge site in the volcanic crater, with only a few structures remaining, which were restored in 1969 Y H Sinoto of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Ri'i Noa or simple Marae, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Archaeologist K Emory has found 100 of these small marae or shrines at Opunohu. They are the earliest form of marae, small courtyards with standing stones or ofa'i ti'a and no altar, and would have had a central tiki statue as guardian. This one may have been used for rituals to protect an affiliated clan. Opunohu was once a huge site in the volcanic crater, with only a few structures remaining, which were restored in 1969 Y H Sinoto of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triple-stepped altar or ahu of Marae Ahu o Mahine, a stone temple platform, 17th century, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The style of the marae is similar to those found on the coast, and is thought to be dedicated to Oro, god of fertility and war. Its name was given later, after Mahine, warrior chief of the Opunohu Valley in the late 18th century. The courtyard contains 2 backrest stones or ofa'i turu'i and 6 standing stones or ofa'i ti'i. This was probably the last marae to be built on this site. Opunohu was once a huge site in the volcanic crater, with only a few structures remaining, which were restored in 1969 Y H Sinoto of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Ahu o Mahine, a stone temple platform with triple-stepped altar or ahu, 17th century, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The style of the marae is similar to those found on the coast, made with rounded stones, and is thought to be dedicated to Oro, god of fertility and war. Its name was given later, after Mahine, warrior chief of the Opunohu Valley in the late 18th century. The courtyard contains 2 backrest stones or ofa'i turu'i and 6 standing stones or ofa'i ti'i. This was probably the last marae to be built on this site. Opunohu was once a huge site in the volcanic crater, with only a few structures remaining, which were restored in 1969 Y H Sinoto of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Ahu o Mahine, a stone temple platform with triple-stepped altar or ahu, 17th century, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The style of the marae is similar to those found on the coast, and is thought to be dedicated to Oro, god of fertility and war. Its name was given later, after Mahine, warrior chief of the Opunohu Valley in the late 18th century. The courtyard contains 2 backrest stones or ofa'i turu'i and 6 standing stones or ofa'i ti'i. This was probably the last marae to be built on this site. Opunohu was once a huge site in the volcanic crater, with only a few structures remaining, which were restored in 1969 Y H Sinoto of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triple-stepped altar or ahu of Marae Ahu o Mahine, a stone temple platform, 17th century, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The style of the marae is similar to those found on the coast, and is thought to be dedicated to Oro, god of fertility and war. Its name was given later, after Mahine, warrior chief of the Opunohu Valley in the late 18th century. The courtyard contains 2 backrest stones or ofa'i turu'i and 6 standing stones or ofa'i ti'i. This was probably the last marae to be built on this site. Opunohu was once a huge site in the volcanic crater, with only a few structures remaining, which were restored in 1969 Y H Sinoto of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Ri'i Noa or simple Marae, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Archaeologist K Emory has found 100 of these small marae or shrines at Opunohu. They are the earliest form of marae, small courtyards with standing stones or ofa'i ti'a and no altar, and would have had a central tiki statue as guardian. This one may have been used for rituals to protect an affiliated clan. Opunohu was once a huge site in the volcanic crater, with only a few structures remaining, which were restored in 1969 Y H Sinoto of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Ri'i Noa or simple Marae, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Archaeologist K Emory has found 100 of these small marae or shrines at Opunohu. They are the earliest form of marae, small courtyards with standing stones or ofa'i ti'a and no altar, and would have had a central tiki statue as guardian. This one may have been used for rituals to protect an affiliated clan. Opunohu was once a huge site in the volcanic crater, with only a few structures remaining, which were restored in 1969 Y H Sinoto of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ahu of Marae Tapu-tapu-atea, c. 1000 AD, a large religious and ceremonial temple site with a 60 x 45m stone courtyard and an ahu or altar made from 3m high standing stones cut from coral, at Taputapuatea, at Te Po, in the Opoa valley, on the island of Raiatea, in the Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. This marae marks the spot where Ta'aroa, creator and father of all Polynesian gods, first stepped on the earth. In the 17th century, it was rededicated to the god Oro, son of Ta'aroa and god of beauty, fertility and war. This site was a meeting place and sacrificial site for travellers from all over the Pacific. The carved wooden stela is an Unu, representing the guardian of an ancestor. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ahu of Marae Taputapuatea, c. 1000 AD, a large religious and ceremonial temple site with a 60 x 45m stone courtyard and an ahu or altar made from 3m high standing stones cut from coral, at Taputapuatea, at Te Po, in the Opoa valley, on the island of Raiatea, in the Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Against the stones is a pile of ritual offerings and carved wooden Unu representing the guardian of an ancestor. This marae marks the spot where Ta'aroa, creator and father of all Polynesian gods, first stepped on the earth. In the 17th century, it was rededicated to the god Oro, son of Ta'aroa and god of beauty, fertility and war. This site was a meeting place and sacrificial site for travellers from all over the Pacific. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ahu of Marae Taputapuatea, c. 1000 AD, a large religious and ceremonial temple site with a 60 x 45m stone courtyard and an ahu or altar made from 3m high standing stones cut from coral, at Taputapuatea, at Te Po, in the Opoa valley, on the island of Raiatea, in the Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. On the right is a pile of ritual offerings and carved wooden Unu representing the guardian of an ancestor. This marae marks the spot where Ta'aroa, creator and father of all Polynesian gods, first stepped on the earth. In the 17th century, it was rededicated to the god Oro, son of Ta'aroa and god of beauty, fertility and war. This site was a meeting place and sacrificial site for travellers from all over the Pacific. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing stone in the ahu or altar of the Marae Tau'aitu, a stone temple platform on the North side of the complex of Taputapuatea, at Te Po, in the Opoa valley, on the island of Raiatea, in the Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. This was a district marae and site of rahui rituals, dedicated to the tau'aitu or priests. Taputapuatea was a sacred meeting place and sacrificial site for travellers from all over the Pacific. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pile of ritual offerings and carved wooden Unu representing the guardian of an ancestor, in front of the ahu of Marae Taputapuatea, c. 1000 AD, a large religious and ceremonial temple site with a 60 x 45m stone courtyard and an ahu or altar made from 3m high standing stones cut from coral, at Taputapuatea, at Te Po, in the Opoa valley, on the island of Raiatea, in the Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. This marae marks the spot where Ta'aroa, creator and father of all Polynesian gods, first stepped on the earth. In the 17th century, it was rededicated to the god Oro, son of Ta'aroa and god of beauty, fertility and war. This site was a meeting place and sacrificial site for travellers from all over the Pacific. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Manunu, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. Tane, the god of war and fish, was worshipped on this 2-platformed marae, and it contains the tomb of Raiti, the last high priest of Maeva, who died in 1915. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Anini, a stone courtyard with 2 platforms and standing stones, used as a ceremonial and religious site, built for Ta'aroari'i, son of Mahine, king of Huahine, at the end of the 18th century, at Parea, on land belonging to the royal family, on Huahine-Iti, on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The gods Oro (god of war) and Hiro (deceitful god), were worshipped here, and many human sacrifices were carried out. The ahu or altar consists of small flat stones or ro'i as beds for the gods Oro and Hiro, and upright stones or ofa 'i turui for priests and headmen to lean back on or as memorials for deceased chiefs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Anini, a stone courtyard with 2 platforms and standing stones, used as a ceremonial and religious site, built for Ta'aroari'i, son of Mahine, king of Huahine, at the end of the 18th century, at Parea, on land belonging to the royal family, on Huahine-Iti, on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The gods Oro (god of war) and Hiro (deceitful god), were worshipped here, and many human sacrifices were carried out. The ahu or altar consists of small flat stones or ro'i as beds for the gods Oro and Hiro, and upright stones or ofa 'i turui for priests and headmen to lean back on or as memorials for deceased chiefs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Anini, a stone courtyard with 2 platforms  and standing stones, used as a ceremonial and religious site, built for Ta'aroari'i, son of Mahine, king of Huahine, at the end of the 18th century, at Parea, on land belonging to the royal family, on Huahine-Iti, on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The gods Oro (god of war) and Hiro (deceitful god), were worshipped here, and many human sacrifices were carried out. The ahu or altar consists of small flat stones or ro'i as beds for the gods Oro and Hiro, and upright stones or ofa 'i turui for priests and headmen to lean back on or as memorials for deceased chiefs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Anini, a stone courtyard with 2 platforms and standing stones, used as a ceremonial and religious site, built for Ta'aroari'i, son of Mahine, king of Huahine, at the end of the 18th century, at Parea, on land belonging to the royal family, on Huahine-Iti, on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The gods Oro (god of war) and Hiro (deceitful god), were worshipped here, and many human sacrifices were carried out. The ahu or altar consists of small flat stones or ro'i as beds for the gods Oro and Hiro, and upright stones or ofa 'i turui for priests and headmen to lean back on or as memorials for deceased chiefs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Photograph of locals with standing stone from the ahu or altar at Marae Rauhuru with carved petroglyphs of 3 turtles and geometric shapes, in the Fare Pote'e Museum at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Fare Roi, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This marae is a Tupuna marae or family shrine of the chiefdom or mata'eina'a, and is thought to have housed a representation of a god. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Vaiotaha, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This marae is linked to the Fare-Tou chiefdom and was used for worshipping ancestors and gods, and offerings were made here. They are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Fare Tai, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This is a marae tupuna or family shrine, attached to the Fare Tou chiefdom, and its name means House of the Sea. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Vaiotaha, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This marae is linked to the Fare-Tou chiefdom and was used for worshipping ancestors and gods, and offerings were made here. They are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Fare Tai, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This is a marae tupuna or family shrine, attached to the Fare Tou chiefdom, and its name means House of the Sea. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Vaiotaha, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This marae is linked to the Fare-Tou chiefdom and was used for worshipping ancestors and gods, and offerings were made here. They are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Vaiotaha, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This marae is linked to the Fare-Tou chiefdom and was used for worshipping ancestors and gods, and offerings were made here. They are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Vaiotaha, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This marae is linked to the Fare-Tou chiefdom and was used for worshipping ancestors and gods, and offerings were made here. They are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sunset over the Marae Vaiotaha, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, seen from the Fare Pote'e, a reconstruction of a round communal dwelling, built on stilts with a thatched roof, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The Fare Pote'e has been used as a house, meeting room, church, school and museum and has been rebuilt several times, most recently in 2000-01 by the Opu Nui Association. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Ovarua, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The marae were used for worshipping ancestors and gods, and offerings were made here. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Ovarua, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The marae were used for worshipping ancestors and gods, and offerings were made here. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Ovarua, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The marae were used for worshipping ancestors and gods, and offerings were made here. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Orohaa, a ruined stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, with a pile of fishing nets, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The marae were used for worshipping ancestors and gods, and offerings were made here. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Fare Roi, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, and in the distance, Fare Pote'e, a reconstruction of a round communal dwelling, built on stilts with a thatched roof, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This marae is a Tupuna marae or family shrine of the mata'eina'a chiefdom, and is thought to have housed a representation of a god. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. The Fare Pote'e has been used as a house, meeting room, church, school and museum and has been rebuilt several times, most recently in 2000-01 by the Opu Nui Association. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Vaiotaha, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This marae is linked to the Fare-Tou chiefdom and was used for worshipping ancestors and gods, and offerings were made here. They are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Ovarua, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The marae were used for worshipping ancestors and gods, and offerings were made here. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_POLYNESIA_MC_133.jpg
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