Researchers believe an ancient shrine or worship site in Hawaii acted “as a sophisticated seasonal calendar.” The heiau, as it’s known in Hawaiian, was reconstructed in 2007 and dates to the early to ...
A new study has uncovered that Hapaialiʻi Heiau - an ancient Hawaiian religious site - served as a sophisticated seasonal ...
The reconstructed heiau is on the island of Hawaii. Kim and the team determined “that the left-most pillar marked the winter solstice, associated with a season of precipitation and peace ...