Moturiki
Moturiki is an
An etymology for the name of the island, proposed by Ratu Viliame, is that it is a combination of the
The island is inhabited by about 700 Fijians (as of 2007) living in 10 villages along the coast:[1] Daku, Naicabecabe, Nasauvuki, Nasesara, Navuti, Niubasaga, Savuna, Uluibau, Yanuca and Wawa.
Moturiki is of great archaeological interest. Important discoveries include the earliest Lapita culture sites of Fiji, as well as the oldest human skeleton found in Fiji (dating about 700 BC). The skeleton is named Mana, which belonged to a woman who was approximately 40–60 year old and 161–164 cm tall. The skeleton was excavated on the Lapita Culture Complex site called Naitabale. The Lapita occupation of Naitabale likely began by 900 BC.[1][3]
The villages on Moturiki have faced on-going disease outbreaks, including typhoid fever, primarily due to the lack of safe drinking water.[4] At points, this has required the large-scale delivery of clean water by boat and then manually distributed by vehicles and carts.[5]
References
- ^ ISSN 0066-8435. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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- ^ "Fiji typhoid outbreak reported on Moturiki Island". Outbreak News Today. 12 October 2017. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Siteri Vakaema (19 September 2018). "Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development continues to work with WAF in water carting exercise in rural and maritime areas". FijiVillage. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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