Fua Mulaku Havitta
Fua Mulaku Havitta (formerly Dhadimagi Havitta
In 1922, when H.C.P Bell saw the ruin, the big Havitta was of about 40 feet in height. A smaller mound, about 15 feet in height, was located nearby. In 1982, their shapes had already been lost because of the damage done by careless diggings to find valuable artifacts or for bungled research purposes, which according to islanders' reports had been made in the 1940s.[4][5]
Until the late 18th century, the residents of
Starting from the 1990s, the Havitta area up to "Gemmiskiy Fannu" started to be claimed by the then leaders of Hoadhadu ward which became a popular stance among residents of the ward too. This was partly due to the inhabitance of the neighbouring areas by the residents of Hoadhadu as a result of the increase in population and subsequent northerly extension of the ward towards the end of the 20th century. Also, there were other factors like politics, the historical and geographical significance of the area and the important sights it hosts, which contributed to their claim. No historically valid arguments are there for the claim even if it has gained momentum due to political and other factors. There had been no formal decision regarding any changes to the border till 2019, which resulted in area claims of different views out of traditional boundaries.
In 2019, the Eastern half of the disputed area (to the East of Ulaa preschool) was officially merged with Hoadhadu, while the remaining half to the West (including Thoondu) remained as Dhadimagu territory. Even if formal changes have been made, due to the prolonged nature of this matter for decades without any official decision once the dispute started, conflicting views still exist among the people. Some people still hold their own version of beliefs without any historical evidence, while some others still look for ways to defend the traditional boundaries. Some people from Hoadhadu still lay claim to Gemmiskiy and Thoondu as well. Some people from Dhadimagu say that even if the houses in close proximity built by settlers from
Apart from the reliable sources and
Explorers
In 1922
Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl also visited this Havitta (in November 1982), but was not allowed to do excavation work; the site had already been ruined by non-professional digging after Bell's visit. Heyerdahl and his comrades, however found stone parts which had fallen down from former fillings which convinced him that on this same place, there must also have been a pre-buddhist sacral building. They also discovered two more, but much smaller, mounds nearby. The smallest one seemed to have been unknown to the islanders in 1982.[10]
See also
References
- ^ ފުވައްމުލަކު ހަވިއްތަ
- Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom
- ^ ފޮޓޯ ސްޓޯރީ: އިހުގެ ފުވައްމުލައް، މިހާރު
- Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom
- ^ Heyerdahl, Fua Mulaku (German version, Bertelsmann 1986). p. 53.
- ^ ފޮޓޯ ސްޓޯރީ: އިހުގެ ފުވައްމުލައް، މިހާރު
- ISBN 99915-3-051-7
- ^ On occasion of the wreckage of a British steamer, he had to go to the wrecksite on Gafaru reef and also spent two or three days in Malé. Bethia Nancy Bell, Heather M. Bell: H.C.P. Bell: Archaeologist of Ceylon and the Maldives, p.16.
- ^ "Persée". Persee.fr. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
- ^ Heyerdahl, Fua Mulaku (German version, Bertelsmann 1986). pp. 50ff.