The Ha’amonga-a-Maui on Tongatapu Island (see Tonga) is a huge coral trilithon with two notched uprights supporting a lintel. It was erected, according to tradition, by the 11th Tui Tonga (hereditary chief) around 1200. The monument is unique in the Pacific region.
The Macmillan dictionary of archaeology, Ruth D. Whitehouse, 1983Copied