All  

Ancient Origins Tour IRAQ

Ancient Origins Tour IRAQ Mobile

Pohnpei

Lost City Revealed: The Mysteries of Nan Madol Uncovered (Video)
30 April, 2023 - 20:50 Joanna Gillan

Lost City Revealed: The Mysteries of Nan Madol Uncovered (Video)

Step into the past and uncover the mysteries of Micronesia’s Nan Madol , one of the most ancient and enigmatic lost cities in the world. Built over 800 years ago from massive basalt rocks, this lost...
Nan Madol ruins on Pohnpei island. ( CC BY-SA 2.0)
2 September, 2020 - 20:23 Alistair

The Enigma Of Nan Madol: Home of Pre-Flood Stone Gods

Nan Madol is a mysterious place, there is nothing like it the world over. Its people are vanished and its purpose spectacularly obscure. Was it built by the mythical brothers Olishipa and Olosohpa,...
Nan Madol: Ceremonial Center of the Eastern Micronesia: Pohnpei Island.
23 May, 2019 - 23:05 Joanna Gillan

Nan Madol: The Mysterious Ancient Coral Reef City

Nan Madol is the only ancient city ever built upon a coral reef. It is comprised of a set of almost 100 stone and coral filled platforms atop artificial islands separated by narrow channels and...
Age of First Chief's Ancient Tomb Reveals Pacific Islanders Invented New Kind of Society
21 October, 2016 - 03:44 ancient-origins

Age of First Chief's Ancient Tomb Reveals Pacific Islanders Invented New Kind of Society

New dating on the stone buildings of Nan Madol suggests the ancient coral reef capital in the Pacific Ocean was the earliest among the islands to be ruled by a single chief. The discovery makes Nan...
Nan Madol
2 February, 2014 - 22:59 aprilholloway

The mysterious ancient coral reef city of Nan Madol

Off the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia, lies the ancient city of Nan Madol, the only ancient city ever built upon a coral reef. Comprising a set of almost 100 stone and coral fill platforms atop...