Teouma
Teouma is a major archaeological site 800 m from Teouma Bay on the island of Éfaté in Vanuatu. The site contains the oldest known cemetery within the Pacific Islands, and has been important in the gathering of information relating to the Lapita people of the ninth and tenth centuries BC.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: major archaeological site
- Also known as: “Téouma”
Teouma
Latitude
-17.75499° or 17° 45′ 18″ southLongitude
168.4237° or 168° 25′ 25″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
5VJC6CWF+2FOpenStreetMap ID
node 3410861156OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Teouma” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “特歐馬”
- Croatian: “Teouma”
- German: “Lapita-Friedhof Teouma”
- Japanese: “テオウマ遺跡”
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