Absolutely amazing.
A World War II Battlefield discovered in Papua New Guinea
untouched.
unseen by any but the Gods of those who perished there.
Although the site was known to local villages, jungles reclaimed it after the battle of Eora Creek. Although locals hunted on the plateau surrounding the site, they avoided the 600-square-meter battle ground because of a belief that spirits of the dead were still present in the “lost battlefield.”
Maybe now they can rest.
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