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Nan Madol

c. 1200-1500 CE · Pohnpei, Micronesia

Basalt-and-coral islets linked by canals supported chiefly residence, ceremony and mortuary practice.

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How the setting appeared

Artificial islets, massive basalt walls and waterways occupied a lagoon edge beside the larger inhabited island.

Agent citation CIT-CORE-NAN-MADOLCIT-CORE035-NAN-MADOL-NPS Setting and material context · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

How people lived

Specialist and chiefly residents depended on food and labor supplied through wider Pohnpeian communities.

Agent citation CIT-CORE-NAN-MADOLCIT-CORE035-NAN-MADOL-NPS Lifeways and community · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

How people worked

Stone transport, canoe travel, fishing, food production and tribute connected the islets to the island.

Agent citation CIT-CORE-NAN-MADOLCIT-CORE035-NAN-MADOL-NPS Work, tools and exchange · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

Belief, ritual and worship

Ceremonial and mortuary spaces expressed chiefly and ancestral relationships; restricted knowledge requires community guidance.

Agent citation CIT-CORE-NAN-MADOLCIT-CORE035-NAN-MADOL-NPS Belief, ritual and evidence limits · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

Historical geography

A dated anchor, not an exact border

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Agent citation CIT-CORE-NAN-MADOLCIT-CORE035-NAN-MADOL-NPS Historical-geography anchor and stated limits · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

Evidence register

Guides used for this record

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CIT-CORE-NAN-MADOL

Nan Madol: record evidence guide

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1503/

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CIT-CORE035-NAN-MADOL-NPS

Nan Madol

https://home.nps.gov/places/nan-madol.htm

U.S. National Park Service

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