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Vanuatu: Roi Mata’s sites, a caldera and sand drawings
UNESCO groups three places across Efate, Lelepa and Artok in a property linked to Roi Mata. On Tanna, VMGD describes Yasur within the Yenkahe caldera; UNESCO also records sand drawing as a way to communicate and retain knowledge.
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Three places linked to Roi Mata
Yasur inside the Yenkahe caldera
VMGD places Yasur within the larger Yenkahe caldera. A fact sheet updated in July 2023 describes the depression as horseshoe-shaped and about 4 km across; it attributes more than 20 m of uplift at Port Resolution Harbour and Yenkahe hill over 300 years to earthquakes in the area.[2]
Sand drawing as a way to carry knowledge
UNESCO’s intangible-heritage record describes sand drawing as a way of communicating across some 80 language groups and as a memory aid for rituals, myths and oral information. It places the practice on Vanuatu’s central and northern islands.[3]
Good to know
A few clear answers before you explore.
What did Garanger’s team find on Retoka?
The Vanuatu Tourism Office account says the 1967 excavation found 47 skeletons.[4]
What does VMGD report earthquakes have raised around Yenkahe?
Its July 2023 fact sheet says Port Resolution Harbour and Yenkahe hill rose by more than 20 m over the past 300 years.[2]
How does UNESCO describe the role of sand drawing?
The record presents it as a way to communicate and preserve knowledge, associated with about 80 language groups in central and northern Vanuatu.[3]
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