Nan Madol is located near the southern side of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is the only ancient city ever built atop a coral reef. Christopher Pala We zigzag slowly in our skiff around the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is the place “between the spaces” — a purgatory. At least, the locals on the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia seem to think so.

Visiting the ruins of Nan Madol in the Federated States of Micronesia is like stepping into an Indiana Jones movie. Canals connect 92 man-made islets over 200 acres built on basalt and coral boulders ...

In the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, in the Caroline Islands archipelago, lies one of the most enigmatic and fascinating archaeological sites in the world: Nan Madol. This complex of ruins, ...

New uranium series analysis of chief's tomb suggests island's monumental structures are earliest evidence of a chiefdom in the Pacific -- yielding new keys to how societies emerge and evolve. New ...

THE discovery of a mystical island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean has sparked hope that fictional island Atlantis is REAL. Archaeologists have used new technology to explore the ancient city of ...

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, ...

It is the place “between the spaces” — a purgatory. At least, the locals on the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia seem to think so. For centuries, restless spirits of dead Pohnpeians have lingered here ...