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There are several groups of islands where traces of ancient structures may be seen. The Ambonia, or Ambon, group includes Boeroc (Bourou), Cerum, the Bandas, the Arus, and many smaller islands of the Banda sea coast of Timor.² The Bandas include Banda Lontar, 'a crescent-shaped island, six miles long by a half broad; Banda Neira, two miles by one in dimension, and Gunong Api (the island of Volcano).'³ On a steep hill, at the water's edge, there is a series of mediaeval fortifications, very little of which remains to enable an architectural description.⁴