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Western Cape Province, South Africa
The view from Pinnacle Cave 13B – our ancestral abode on the opposite side of the world #ancestors #cave #Hokulea #SouthAfrica
vakataumako
Nov 15, 20151 min read
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Sustainable Sea Transport Conference
The Vaka Taumako Project’s Drs. Mimi George and Simon Salopuka, as well as members of the Holau Kaveia crew, will be presenting papers...
vakataumako
Jun 3, 20142 min read
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Sustainability & How Ancient Vessels Are Better
Superior Design and Performance Features of Nga Vaka o Lata; Sustainability and How Ancient Vessels Are Better abstract by M. George and...
vakataumako
Jun 3, 20142 min read
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The Cognitive and Cultural Dynamics of Taumako Navigation
A Preliminary Report by Dr. Marianne “Mimi” George Prepared for the National Science Foundation 2009 In the eight sections of this report...
vakataumako
Apr 17, 20092 min read
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NAVIGATION AND PILOTING USING TE LAPA
III. NAVIGATION AND PILOTING USING TE LAPA – FLASHES OF LIGHT THAT EMANATE FROM LAND Elaborations on previously conveyed and demonstrated...
vakataumako
Apr 15, 20093 min read
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NAVIGATION USING SWELLS AND WAVES
II. NAVIGATION USING SWELLS AND WAVES – “HOKOHUA LOA AND HOKOHUA KIKO” Data was elaborated that added to and built upon previously...
vakataumako
Apr 15, 20092 min read
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NOHOANGA TE MATANGI – POSITIONS OF THE WIND
I. NOHOANGA TE MATANGI – POSITIONS OF THE WIND A navigational system correlating a horizonal array of wind positions with other...
vakataumako
Apr 15, 200910 min read
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The Return of Lata: Building an Authentic Polynesian Voyaging Canoe
by Mimi George, Ph.D. for Sea History Magazine, Spring 1998 How were stone-age Polynesian craft built and how did they perform at sea? ...
vakataumako
Feb 17, 199810 min read
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