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Ethnology of Tongareva
Figure 41. Stone circle and ellipse. a, circle, Maue, pillars under 2 feet wide and about 3 feet high: 10, large broken pillar. Diameters from points 1 to 6, 35 feet; from 2 to 7, 36 feet; from 4 to 10, 40 feet. b, ellipse, Atutahi: 1, tall standing pillar; 2, standing pillar; 3–8, pillars broken, but bases still imbedded in ground indicate original sites; 4, pillar with notch 5 inches deep at each top corner. Bottom width of pillars ranges from 1 foot 4 inches to 3 feet; top width ranges from 1 foot 6 inches to 3 feet; height ranges from 3 feet 4 inches to 6 feet 3 inches. Diameter between points 1 and 5, 44 feet; between points 3 and 6, 68 feet
Figure 41. Stone circle and ellipse. a, circle, Maue, pillars under 2 feet wide and about 3 feet high: 10, large broken pillar. Diameters from points 1 to 6, 35 feet; from 2 to 7, 36 feet; from 4 to 10, 40 feet. b, ellipse, Atutahi: 1, tall standing pillar; 2, standing pillar; 3–8, pillars broken, but bases still imbedded in ground indicate original sites; 4, pillar with notch 5 inches deep at each top corner. Bottom width of pillars ranges from 1 foot 4 inches to 3 feet; top width ranges from 1 foot 6 inches to 3 feet; height ranges from 3 feet 4 inches to 6 feet 3 inches. Diameter between points 1 and 5, 44 feet; between points 3 and 6, 68 feet.
