fiji television reported on 20 march 2006 that an ancient fijian village, believed to have been occupied by chiefs sometime between 1250 and 1560, had been discovered at kuku, in nausori. its heavily fortified battle fort contained unique features not seen elsewhere in fiji. archeologist sepeti matararaba of the fiji museum expressed astonishment at some of the discoveries at the site, which included an iron axe used by white traders in exchange for fijian artefacts. local villages were reported to be rebuilding the site with a view to opening it up to tourists in july 2006.