Tatagamatau adzes
Sailors from ancient Polynesia are well-known for their epic journeys to remote islands long before Europeans arrived in America. These prehistoric people are said to have traveled to almost every remote island, from Tonga to Rapa Nui in the east to New Zealand in the south.
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![Emae Island in Central Vanuatu is one of the latest places that adzes from Tatagamatau on Tutuila Island have been identified. Emae Island is located more than 1500 miles to the west of American Samoa. [photo: Aymeric Hermann] Emae Island](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/emae_island.jpg?itok=sG3lHGjB)