Roughly 3,000 years after their settlement, a new culture arrived and constructed substantial urban centers: Nan Madol on Pohnpei and Leluh on Kosrae. Both sites feature similar construction.

Near Nan Madol is a rock art gallery with carvings that are almost identical to those in New Caledonia, 3,000km away. Yet the Lapita were not known for their advanced technology or sophisticated ...

Aside from Easter Island, Nan Madol is the main archaeological site in Oceania that is made up of huge rocks. But while Easter Island gets 50,000 visitors a year, Nan Madol sees fewer than 1,000.

Images have emerged of the ruins of a floating city that was home to an ancient Pacific Ocean civilisation which vanished 400 years ago. Nan Madol was the only city ever built entirely on water.

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, ...

Nan Madol, which UNESCO this year named a World Heritage Site, was previously dated as being established in A.D. 1300. McCoy's team narrowed that to just a 20-year window more than 100 years ...

With its large stone walls, Nan Madol is surrounded by water Credit: The Science Channel "It now looks like Nan Madol represents a first in Pacific Island history. "To me, in its prime Nan Madol ...

Visiting the ruins of Nan Madol in the Federated States of Micronesia is like stepping into an Indiana Jones movie — and the man charged with its protection is looking for Australia's help to ...

Near Nan Madol is a rock art gallery with carvings that are almost identical to those in New Caledonia, 3,000km away. Yet the Lapita were not known for their advanced technology or sophisticated ...

After he died, Nan Madol was largely abandoned, though religious ceremonies were occasionally held there until the late 19th century. As we continue, the channel gets narrower and shallower.