Fauba Archaeological Site

Fauba Archaelogical Site
Nearest city Tol Island, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia
Area 4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built 1810 (1810)
NRHP Reference # 78003152[1]
Added to NRHP March 21, 1978

The Fauba Archaeological Site is a prehistoric stoneworks on a mountain ridge on Tol Island in Chuuk State of the Federated States of Micronesia. The site consists of an area enclosed by a stone wall that is roughly triangular in shape. The wall is between 1 and 1.5 meters in height, and is about 1 meter thick. The enclosed area includes a number of stone platforms, and there is a refuse midden outside the enclosure that is believed to be associated with the site. The exact purpose of the site is a subject of debate: although its siting has obvious military benefits (including commanding views of Chuuk Lagoon and other islands of the atoll, it is not clear that it actually saw military activity.[2]

The site was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1978,[1] when the region was part of the US-administered Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Rainbird, Paul (December 1996). "A Place to Look Up To: A Review of Chuukese Hilltop Enclosures". The Journal of Polynesian Society (Volume 105, No. 4): 461–478. JSTOR 20706683.


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