It was once the religious centre of the ruling Saudeleur dynasty, and for locals today it is still a place of spirits and superstition. No one is quite sure when it was first built. Excavations suggest the area was occupied as early as 200 AD, and carbon dating puts the once impressive current structure at 1200 AD. The Saudeleurs Pacific dynasty was thought to have reached its peak in the 1300s before being over thrown by invaders from an unidentified island.

I'm embarassed to admit that I was surprised when learnt that a small group of islands in the middle of the Pacific had supported such a sophisticated and advanced civilisation. I am humbled to realise that all that remains of 1000 years of cultural, social and economic structures are an assortment of walls, graveyards and ante-chambers.