Guest Celt Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Make of it what you will - Engineering Marvel: The Mysterious Ruins of Nan Madol Smithsonian article The only ancient city ever built upon a coral reef, Nan Madol is a marvel of ancient engineering so complex, no one can figure out how it was conceived and built starting in the 8th or 9th century CE. Nan Madol is located off the island of Pohnpei in the present-day Federated States of Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean, and consists of nearly 100 small artificial islands bordered by tidal canals. The people who built it – the Saudeleur – ruled these islands for more than a millennium, yet there is nothing left of them but legend and the crumbling black basalt ruins. No art, no carvings, no writing. They were known to be deeply religious, tyrannical and cruel, and the remains of their civilization are often viewed with fear and superstition by modern-day Pohnpeians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Re: For your South Seas Gold Monkey Tales Cool find. Interesting thread title. I miss that show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Re: For your South Seas Gold Monkey Tales Nice find, Celt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Desmarais Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Ooooo. I like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 People interested in a slightly "odd" take on lost cities (including Nan Madol" should try reading David Hatcher Childress' series "Lost Cities Of...." published by "Adventures Unlimited Press". Nan Madol is mentioned in "Lost Cities Of Ancient Lemuria and the Pacific" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 I'll keep a lookout for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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