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News TX7EU March 3, 2016
The team arrived on the island of Nuku Hiva. They installed the first antenna. Activity is scheduled to start on March 4, 2016.
Nuku Hiva island
For any historian or traveler, the name Nuku Hiva is immediately associated with something mysterious, or rather even supernatural. And everything is unusual in Nuku Hiva: from the origin of the island and its attractions, to modern stories associated with it.
Hatiheu Bay, Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas Islands. Author of the photo - Steve Berardi.
The foundation of the island is a real masterpiece
The island of Nuku Hiva is two huge ancient volcanoes, as if nested into each other by some kind of Master. This giant "matryoshka" has formed two vast basins with amazingly beautiful basalt slopes. One of the basins surrounds the capital of the island, and the crater of the extinct volcano itself has turned into a deep bay with mountain peaks of impressive size on the shore.
Cliffs submerged in the waters of a huge Pacific Ocean, cause dumb delight in everyone who admires this unearthly beauty that came to us from antiquity. It is not for nothing that the island used to be called “Majestic” - this is felt in any piece of island landscapes.
Nuku Hiva island, Marquesas Islands. Author of the photo - Rita Willaert.
Inhabitants of an island with eccentric tastes
The population of a small piece of land, at first not numerous (aboriginal people lived here already in 150 AD), by the 18th century grew to about 100 thousand people, and then began to gradually decrease. The reason for this was the wars between representatives of different tribes, as well as various infections and viruses brought to the island by Europeans, and to which the islanders had no immunity (up to a thousand people could die during an epidemic). Well, brought to Nuku Hiva in late XIX century, Chinese opium completely “put things in order” with demography: in the 30s of the XX century, only a little more than five thousand people lived here. Now the population of the island has increased slightly and has about 2 thousand inhabitants.
But it is not such jumps in population that are unnatural, but a wild custom, or a terrible need for aborigines to ... eat their own kind.
Until now, it is difficult to draw a correct conclusion about the reasons for such an exotic "product" included in the diet of the islanders. Perhaps, the densely populated small piece of land with the presence of mainly plant foods on it and, as a result, a lack of protein. Apparently, such a number of people could not fill the need for protein with fish, or living creatures, which there was also no particular opportunity to breed in sufficient quantities.
But there is another version of the cause of cannibalism: the rituals of sacrifice. The inhabitants of Nuku Hiva thus cajoled the deities in whom they believed and feared their wrath, and the men of the tribe, having eaten the defeated enemy, appropriated his power and strength. The skulls of eaten people were carefully kept for the same purpose.
One could attribute this to the manifestations of wild ancient customs, if not for one extraordinary circumstance.
More recently, in 2011, in pursuit of extreme adventures, a 40-year-old German man came to the island with his companion to hunt goats. Taking a guide from the locals with him, he went to the mountains, and after a while the islander returned and told the hunter's girlfriend that he was wounded and remained in the mountains. When the woman decided to go to the rescue of her friend, the conductor tied her up and did not let her go anywhere. When the German woman managed to free herself, she reported the incident to the police. The search led the police to an extinct fire, which contained the remains of a man with all the signs of a cannibal meal. And the unfortunate guide from the island simply ran away.
Apparently, cannibals are never former...
True, there is another, older, but more optimistic story. This is the story of the navigator Melville, who once escaped from the ship and secretly landed on Nuku Hiva. The natives not only did not eat the sailor - they accepted him as a friend. Later, becoming a writer, he described the history of his stay in the society of the islanders in the book "Taipi". There is even a monument on the island in memory of the sailor.
So the tastes and preferences of cannibals are incomprehensible and it is worth delving into them. Moreover, Nuku Hava has more interesting riddles.
Hikokua, Nuku Hiva island, Marquesas Islands. Author of the photo - Rita Willaert.
Statues without analogues or monuments to the other world
Unique statues of tiki idols, which have no analogues anywhere in the world - main riddle islands. No one knows who is carved in stone and the history of what creatures is depicted in these statues.
Outlandish figures of two types, very often carved by groups (or families?), suggest that it was here that aliens stopped, or maybe even lived at all, about which there are so many disputes among earthlings.
Huge, wide-set eyes of a round shape, similar to portholes, a flattened large nose and stretched full lips do not make a very pleasant impression and evoke a certain feeling of uncertainty and fear.
The largest tiki sculpture is 2.5 meters high. No idol repeats another. Their number and diversity eloquently testifies to the completely incomprehensible religion and culture of the island.
At one time, Christian missionaries tried to bring elements of their faith into the life of the islanders. Nuku Hiva even has a small Catholic church, the Notre Dame Catholic Cathedral, built from stones of various colors and shapes, and a statue of the Virgin Mary on a mountain peak above the bay. But Christianity was difficult to spread and accepted with reluctance. Local beliefs and attitudes are deeply embedded in the minds of the inhabitants. Many of them are convinced that each idol carries a different power: help in battles, salvation from various troubles, growing crops, and more. What kind of God is here?
But no one knows for sure what tics carry in themselves, just as it is not known how they appeared on the island.
Only one thing can be said with complete certainty: our planet is filled with miracles and mysteries, and it is not known when the secret of idols will be unraveled. mysterious island Nuku Khiva.
In many places on our planet, archaeologists find unusual artifacts, which do not reveal the mysteries of history, but only increase their number. One of these artifacts is the outlandish statues of the island of Nuku Hiva, which have no analogues on Earth.
Looking at them, one involuntarily thinks about what wild fantasy could create these mysterious creatures. Or, perhaps, alien reptilians who once visited the island served as models for ancient sculptures?
The quadrangular island of Nuku Hiva (formerly Madison) is an atoll with an area of 330 square kilometers, its length is 30 kilometers, and its width is 15 kilometers. This is the most big Island Marquesas Archipelago of French Polynesia.
Nuku Hiva in translation means "Majestic Island", and this is fully justified. There is incredibly beautiful nature here. Lush greenery adjoins mountain heights, in warm oceanic waters a diverse, colorful underwater world staggers the imagination of even the most sophisticated traveler.
Complementing this natural picture are two extinct volcanoes surrounded by pointed rocks. The crater of one of them was filled with water, this is rarely seen anywhere. Plus, the absence of any natural disasters and rainy seasons. Absolutely heaven on earth. We can say that Nuku Hiva is a sparsely populated island. A little more than 2 thousand inhabitants live here permanently.
FROM THE DEEP OF THE CENTURIES
In the middle of the last century, American archaeologists carried out excavations on the island. Based on them, it was established that the first inhabitants appeared here as early as 150 AD. e. They arrived from the island of Samoa, then they gradually colonized New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Tahiti and Hawaii.
The population was mainly engaged in pottery and stone processing. That is why stone houses, famous tiki sculptures and other structures stood on the island already in 1100.
As the centuries passed, the population of the island grew at a tremendous pace. By the time the first Europeans appeared on Nuku Hiva, about 100 thousand inhabitants lived on this small piece of land in the middle of the ocean. During the existence of Nuku Hiva, there were attempts to capture the island by the Americans, but they were unsuccessful.
In 1842, the island began to belong to France, at the same time the construction of the Catholic Cathedral began. But, even despite the constant visits of missionaries, Christianity took root here with difficulty. In addition, the population of the island gradually decreased. Tribal wars claimed many lives. In addition, Europeans brought here diseases to which the natives had no immunity.
So, in 1863, about 1,000 people died as a result of a smallpox epidemic. Peruvian slave traders replenished the stocks of slaves here, and in 1883 the opium brought by the Chinese finally “solved” the demographic problem. And in 1934, only about 600 people remained on the island.
Like any other people, the local population has a legend about the origin of Nuku Hiva. According to her, the god Ono boasted to his wife that he would build a house in just one day. To do this, he collected the whole earth, from it he created islands, each of which corresponded to a certain part of the house. Nuku Hiva in this design was the roof. The rest of the land Ono collected in a heap - thus turned out the island of Ua-Huka, now located east of Nuku Hiva.
GOURMETS OF NUKU KHIVA
Since such a small piece of land was densely populated, the problem of subsistence was perhaps the most important. Basically, the natives ate plant foods: breadfruit, bananas, cassava, etc. It is clear that protein was always in short supply. Even the fish that could be caught in the ocean waters were not enough to feed so many mouths. Not to mention pigs and chickens, even dogs were not disdained here.
Perhaps that is why, according to scientists, many local tribes practiced cannibalism. More often to replenish protein in the diet than for ritual ceremonies. But the latter cannot be discounted either. The inhabitants of the island cajoled the sea deity Ika, bringing him human sacrifices.
The unfortunate one, like a fish, was caught on a hook, and then he was tied up and hung on a tree above the altar. For a while, the victim was not touched, and then they began to beat him on the head with a baton until his brains were blown out.
And some scientists believe that only for women and children eating their own kind was necessary.for food. The men of the tribe thus appropriated the strength of the defeated enemy. For the same purpose, they collected the skulls of the people they had eaten.
ALIENS
It would seem that there is nothing special in Nuku Hiva: beautiful nature, exotic local customs - everything is like on other Polynesian islands. Only on this island is the village of Temehea Tohua, next to which there are several unique sculptures that have no analogues in the world.
Presumably, the sculptures are stone deities of the ancient Polynesians dating back to the 11th-14th centuries. Actually, are there many stone idols on Earth? Only tiki idols, as they are called, are special. All of them have a strange appearance. It seems that the ancient sculptors carved out of stone clearly not earthly inhabitants. The creatures immortalized in stone had bodies with bulging bellies, large oblong heads, on which huge eyes stood out.
And they were dressed in clothes very similar to spacesuits. Scientists have not yet been able to figure out what it is: a figment of the imagination of a crazy sculptor or the impression of a meeting with alien creatures. But even the most skeptical researchers are sure that there is nothing human in these statues.
Meanwhile, tics are very reminiscent of the descriptions of guests from distant space that our contemporaries met. It turns out that the inhabitants of Nuku Hiva also saw them? And not just seen, but fell under their power, if they were revered as deities and worshiped them. The largest statue is 2.5 meters in height. Not a single sculpture repeats another, each depicts a specific deity. Local residents are still convinced that tiki carry the power of the depicted god. One helps in military affairs, the second saves from trouble, the third contributes to a rich harvest, etc.
Those who adhere to the version of aliens believe that different groups of aliens served as models for tiki. Some sculptures look like reptilians - the most ancient and evil, according to ufologists, creatures in the universe. By the way, their civilization has reached high level development, and its representatives could well manage people. This is about the worship of tiki.
Another group of sculptures, according to the same ufologists, depicts "gray aliens". They vaguely resemble a human with a frail body, thin arms and a huge head. Only disproportionately large eyes and mouths betray alien creatures in them.
It is believed that reptilians first appeared on the island. They were able to enslave people, make them worship, become deities for them. And then they created "gray aliens", using those as slaves. Therefore, the sculptures are so different from each other. But all these are just assumptions, fantasies and conjectures. And who knows if humanity will ever be able to unravel the mystery of the idols of the island of Nuku Hiva.
Temehea Tohua is located on the island of Nuku Hiva, which is the largest atoll in the Marquesas Islands archipelago in French Polynesia.
On this unique island are perhaps the most outlandish statues ever seen by man. Some ancient sculptures depict creatures that appear to be extraterrestrial aliens. And everyone who has landed on this earth wants to solve the riddle: who are they - the fruit of the sculptor's wild imagination or something that really descended from the distant space wastelands to this island?
At first glance, they seem to be just “big statues”, but upon closer inspection, you notice more and more interesting features: unusually large eyes, massive oblong heads, frail / huge bodies and other attributes, the presence of which causes bewilderment as to the origin of the “models” that inspired the creator of these statues.
Nuku Hiva is largest island the Marquesas Archipelago in French Polynesia and overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The atoll was previously known as Madison Island.
Herman Melville wrote the book Typee, which is based on his experience in the Taipivai Valley in the eastern part of the island of Nuku Hiva. Robert Louis Stevenson's first landing on the Casco expedition in 1888 was at Hatihoy, located in the northern part of Nuku Hiva. Also, Nuku Hiva became another location for filming the 4th season of the American reality show “Survivors”, which took place throughout the archipelago of the Marquesas Islands.
Warrior of the island of Nuku Hiva, 1813
In ancient times, Nuku Hiva was divided into two regions: more than 2/3 of the island was occupied by the province of Te Lyi, and the rest of the territory belonged to the Tai Pi community.
Recent studies show that the first settlers appeared here 2000 years ago, arriving from the island of Samoa, and then colonized Tahiti in Hawaii, the Cook Islands and New Zealand. The legends say that the all-creating deity It promised a wife to the one who builds a house in a day, and by gathering together the earth, he created the islands, calling them parts of the house.
So, the island of Nuku Hiva is considered a “roof”. And all that remained unused, he piled into a heap, forming the hill of Ua Huka. For centuries, the population of this island has increased, and at such a pace that by the time the first European arrived on this earth, it ranged from 50 to 100 thousand inhabitants on this small piece of land in the middle of the ocean.
Of course, food was of paramount importance here. The basis of the diet was breadfruit, as well as taro, bananas and cassava. As for protein products, fish dominated here, although their quantity was limited, given the number of people that she needed to feed. Pigs, chickens, dogs were also the object of culinary passions of the inhabitants of the island.
Breadfruit
There is still scientific debate about why so many Polynesian tribes practiced cannibalism. According to one theory, eating their own kind was more likely to compensate for the lack of protein in the diet than served for ritual ceremonies. However, cannibalism played a large role in ritual purposes. So, the sacrifice brought to the sea deity Ika was “caught” in the same way as a fish, and hung by a hook above the altar like an underwater inhabitant.
The one who was supposed to become a victim of a sacred ritual was tied up and hung on a tree for a certain time, after which he was brainwashed with a club. It is believed that women and children engaged in cannibalism only for food, while male warriors sacrificed to deities and ate opponents defeated in battle in order to get their strength. For the same purpose, they also kept the skulls of defeated enemies.
Some places on our planet keep the secrets of ancient civilizations that amaze scientists from all over the world. For example, on the island of Nuku Hiva there is an inexplicable mystery - the oldest statues of certain creatures that ufologists compare with reptilians. Analogues of these statues could not be found anywhere else. In appearance, they resemble certain creatures that vaguely resemble an alien, or a person in a spacesuit.
A little background
The island has the shape of a quadrangle with an area of 330 sq. kilometers. Its length is equal to 30 kilometers, and its width is 15 km. This island was recognized as the largest in the entire Marquesas archipelago of French Polynesia. Previously, it was called Madison Island.
If you translate the current name of the island, you get the "Great Island". Perhaps this name is really justified, since this corner of the planet may contain clues to the universal mysteries that have been of interest to scientists for many decades. The island itself is very picturesque: it is full of lush greenery, among which you can see hills in the form of rocks and mountains. It is washed by warm ocean waters rich in fish. In addition, there are two main natural attractions on the island of Nuku Hiva - extinct volcanoes, surrounded by sharp rocks. The crater of one of the volcanoes was flooded with water in ancient times. Such a phenomenon is rarely seen anywhere, so tourists often come to Nuku Hiva. Despite the island's profitability, it remains sparsely populated. The number of its permanent residents never exceeded 2,000.
Nuku Hiva interest of archaeologists
In the middle of the twentieth century, massive archaeological excavations were carried out on the territory of Nuku Hiva. The results of these excavations helped to determine that the indigenous people lived there from 150 BC. The first people who settled there were the inhabitants neighboring island Samoa. In the future, the population of Nuku Hiva developed and increased. His main activity was pottery and stone processing.
The first stone houses appeared on Nuku Hiva quite early - in 1100 AD. In addition to them, there were stone statues and sculptures. The Americans periodically tried to capture the island, but they failed, since the inhabitants of Nuku Hiva had excellent military skills.
Nuku Hiva has belonged to France since 1842. This year, the French tried to build a Catholic cathedral there and introduce their religion into the settlements there. They failed to do this: Catholics took root very poorly, they were constantly expelled by local residents. Since then, the population of the island began to decrease until it reached its current population.
Legends about the origin of Nuku Hiva
Local residents often told those who were interested interesting legend about the origin of his island. The legend said that the main god Ono once boasted to his wife that he would be able to build an excellent house in just a day. To do this, Ono collected the necessary amount of earth and stone, from which he built the islands. Each island corresponded to the purpose of a certain room in the house. The island of Nuku Hiva was supposed to serve as the roof of the house of the god Ono.
Where did the reptilian statues come from on the island?
On the territory of Nuku Hiva there is a small settlement of Temehea Tohua, near which scientists once found unique statues. The researchers suggested that these statues were images of the deities of Nuku Hiva. They were built in the 11th-14th centuries, but despite this, they were preserved in excellent condition.
The creatures depicted as statues on the island of Nuku Hiva have a very unusual appearance: a humanoid silhouette, a large head with huge eyes, short limbs, and a disproportionate body. When looking at them, one gets the impression that their creators were looking at extraterrestrial beings while working. Almost all idols were depicted in the same clothes, similar to modern astronaut spacesuits. Scientists still continue to puzzle over who created these statues, and what he wanted to show. It is only known that there is nothing human in these statues of idols.
Ufologists compared the statues of the island of Nuku Hiva with reptilians - mythical aliens
Some researchers have said that the statues of Nuku Hiva represent reptilian aliens, which are often talked about by fans of UFOs and the paranormal. Perhaps the first inhabitants of the aforementioned island really met with aliens who could be considered gods, which is why they wished to be immortalized in stone.
The height of the largest masterpiece of Nuku Hiva is equal to two and a half meters. Each statue is unique - each depicts a separate creature that differs in appearance from others. The general external features of all the statues are the same. The locals call these creatures "ticks", worship them and believe that they can grant wishes if they are treated with respect. Each idol has its purpose. One helps in love affairs, the other heals the sick, the third helps to fight enemy tribes, and so on.
Ufologists believe that there are images on the island of Nuku Hiva various kinds alien deities. For example, some of the statues are reptilians - powerful ancient sinister creatures in the universe. They supposedly at one time preferred to control people, considered them an underdeveloped race and forced them to worship themselves.
Another type of idol, according to ufologists, depicts "gray aliens" - the most famous, which are distinguished by a large head and eyes, as well as small limbs and body, short stature.
Thus, it can be assumed that alien creatures that were seen by the locals once really flew to the island of Nuku Hiva. Perhaps they taught the wild natives the basics of survival, and therefore became gods. It should be noted in advance that all this is only the assumptions of the researchers. It is very difficult to say whether a person will ever be able to unravel the mysteries of the island of Nuku Hiva.
January 2, 2014, 16:59On earth there are many mysterious places and amazing monuments of antiquity, but most of them still remain mysterious and unexplored.
One of these corners is a village called Temehea Tohua, which is located on the island of Nuku Hiva. It is noteworthy that it is the largest atoll in French Polynesia in the archipelago of the Marquesas Islands.
This stunning island is home to some of the strangest and most mysterious statues in the world. These statues are mostly reminiscent of aliens from outer space or parallel worlds but who do they really represent? Perhaps these statues are nothing more than the fruit of an extremely developed imagination of the artist, or maybe the ancient inhabitants of these lands tried to capture unknown creatures who once visited our planet?
At first glance, it may seem that these are just large statues. However, upon close examination, interesting details are revealed: large eyes, huge elongated heads, strikingly different body sizes of individual statues, and other features that make one wonder: Who or what inspired the sculptor to carve such inhuman features?
Some researchers claim that these statues depict the oldest alien race of reptilians.
It is interesting that many statues are depicted in family groups, females are more often with children.
And these, apparently, are the males of these creatures:
Reptilians have often been at the heart of conspiracy theorist controversies, in which they are credited with the ability to manipulate people and control their behavior. It is believed that the reptilians are very evil, and, nevertheless, the most highly developed alien civilization in our galaxy. Could the statues from Temehea Tohua represent certain types of reptilians? If this is so, then it is quite possible that the reptilians were revered as gods by local tribes in those distant times.
Who the statues on the island of Temehea Tohua actually represent may forever remain a mystery, but it is more than obvious that these statues have nothing to do with the human form.
Also, nothing is known about who and when created these statues.
Historians believe that the first inhabitants of Nuku Hiva appeared about two thousand years ago, they were immigrants from the island of Samoa, who later also settled in Tahiti, Hawaii and New Zealand. But how it actually happened is another question. It is unlikely that these islands were always uninhabited before the beginning of our era.
But it still seems to me that these mysterious reptilian statues are very similar to Japanese Dogu figurines. Currently, more than 3,000 such figurines have been found, depicting certain creatures reminiscent of modern astronauts. It is worth noting that the age of some figurines is 10,000 years.
