A Mystery of Ancient Ruins
One of the mysteries that Marius Boirayon devotes some space to in his book and in his articles (although it is by no means the major part of the issues he presents) are puzzling and enigmatic ruins situated in the western part of (North) Malaita, close to Mount Mala.
According to Boirayon's words, the ruins constitute some remains of the civilisation of Ramo, a group of warlike giants who used to inhabit these lands.
Boirayon claims:
I would also like to draw your attention to the fact that there are many remains of a lost civilisation of the giant race scattered in different parts of Malaita. I say “civilisation” for a very good reason. Around a mountain near Mt. Mala in North Malaita’s interior, is a perfectly fitting large stone block wall spiralling around the mountain. This path leads to a flat area on the top of the mountain where another large stone block wall separates off a higher, split-level flat area where a stone altar can be found. Further on is a burial site which has a perfectly flat 18ft x 6ft x 1ft stone slab upon it. The bush people who live further away from that area say that a Ramo of great importance is buried there. [...]
Who can - or could - those enigmatic Ramo be? We are dealing here with as many as three different interpretations. According to the words of Boirayon himself, included in the articles that can be found on the Internet, the name should be associated with the legendary hairy tall hominoids that exist between myth and reality - with Giants. According to some other sources, Ramo (or lamo) is a warrior-chief among some of Malaita's tribes. He became such after he has killed an enemy in a direct encounter, thus winning fame and obedience. He also led his clan to fight in a bloody revenge for breaking holy laws and prohibitions by an outsider.
As far as I am concerned, the word Ramo and the whole Boirayon's description bring to mind a hypothesis put forward by a Polish author Igor Witkowski in his book "Axis of the World" (available also in English), namely that tens of thousands of years ago representatives of the highly advanced Indus Valley civilisation began their journey eastwards towards South America (modern Bolivia), stopping on their way at Pacific islands and leaving behind megalithic structures.
Therefore, provided that Boirayon's sensations would indeed find their confirmation in reality, they could refer to a structure and tomb/grave built by descendants of the inhabitants of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro rather than by gigantic, hairy and "talking" "anthropoids"!!!
Do they really exist in the place indicated by Boirayon (8 degrees, 41 minutes and 06.88 seconds South, 160 degrees, 45 minutes and 43.42 seconds East)?
An answer to such a question could possibly be provided by an expedition organised to the region. It might be necessary to each some nearby settlements and to inquire as to the alleged existence of some ruins in the form and shape described by the Australian.
If such a confirmation could be obtained, it would make it even more necessary to try to get to the ruins themselves. If not - it would still be important to check Boirayon's veracity and investigate the area for potential "Ramo" ruins. If nothing is found there? Well, as I said here and as an old adage goes: absence of evidence is not evidence of absence... Which doesn't mean of course that any megalithic structures in Malaita (or, more generally, in Solomon Islands) HAVE TO exist. We shall not find out, however, if we do not try to cut through the jungle and find the lost, forgotten and mysterious structures. Only an expedition can throw more light on that matter and may enable stopping all conjectures...
The alleged position of the Ramo ruins - on the satellite photograph it is the brown spot right (east) of the cloud.