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 ...

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, ...

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.

On the island of Pohnpei, Micronesia rest the remarkable ruins of Nan Madol, the only ancient city ever constructed on top of a coral reef.Referred to as an “engineering marvel” by the ...

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 ...

Nan Madol, which means “the space inbetween”, is 1,600 miles from Australia and 2,500 miles from Los Angeles. It was described as the Eighth Wonder of the World by early European explorers, ...

Nan Madol is often referred to as the Venice of the Pacific because of its canals. The site is 1.5 kilometers by .5 kilometers and encompasses a sea wall, 92 islets, canals, ...

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.