Human Sacrifice for a New Pa, or Fortified Village - Maori Religion and Mythology Part 1

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Human Sacrifice for a New Pa, or Fortified Village - Maori Religion and Mythology Part 1

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Here we have another matter that has been much magnified by writers on Maori customs. In one case only have human bones been found at the base of the stockade posts of a fortified village, and this has been magnified by some writers into a common custom. The place alluded to is the Tawhiti-nui pa at Opitiki, which is said to be a very old place....

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Elsdon Best

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