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Nan Madol was the ceremonial and political seat of the Saudeleur Dynasty, which united Pohnpei's estimated population of 25,000 people until about 1628. [3] Set apart between the main island of Pohnpei and Temwen Island, it was a scene of human activity as early as the first or second century AD.
Nan Madol complex. Religion during the Saudeleur dynasty featured megalithic temples and funerary sites, food offerings, and oracular divinations. The central cult of the Saudeleur Dynasty was at Nan Madol, where offerings were made to the Thunder God Nahn Sapwe, or Daukatau, from whom the Saudeleur derived legitimacy. Nahn Sapwe was venerated ...
Nan Madol is a series of more than 100 islets off the south-east coast of Pohnpei that were constructed with walls of basalt and coral boulders. These islets harbour the remains of stone palaces, temples, tombs and residential domains built between 1200 and 1500 CE.
Experts in Pacific geography and archaeology characterized Hancock's claims about Nan Madol as "incredibly insulting to the ancestors of the Pohnpeian [islanders] that did create these structures", linking them to 19th century "racist" and "white supremacist" ideologies. [23]
Mutok Jr. hopes that sharing stories like these through heritage-based tourism will help elevate Palau’s profile to rival that of Pohnpei’s Nan Madol or Easter Island’s moai.
Pohnpei is home to the megaliths and ruined city of Nan Madol, built of artificial islands off the island's eastern shore beginning in the 8th or 9th century. An important archaeological site, it was declared a national historic site in 1985.
Nan Madol: Federated States of Micronesia: Oceania: 700s CE City City constructed by the Pohnpeians in the 700s CE on human-made islands (also created by the Pohnpeians). Nan Madol contains the oldest known extant buildings in Oceania. Cape Adare huts Ross Dependency: Antarctica: 1899 CE Explorers' huts
“People often think of archaeology as being all about digging, all about excavation,” Creighton said. “… But it’s a jigsaw puzzle. It uses lots and lots of different sources.” ...