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<< Text Pages >> Fafai Beach - Standing Stones in Pacific Islands

Submitted by Andy B on Monday, 21 September 2009  Page Views: 8400

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Fafai Beach Alternative Name: Island of Guam
Country: Pacific Islands
NOTE: This site is 7.079 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Tamuning  Nearest Village: Tumon Bay
Latitude: 13.522780N  Longitude: 144.801390E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Latte Structures on Guam. Hidden around a point from bustling Tumon Bay, Guam's tourist mecca, lies a prehistoric coastal site known as Fafai Beach. Just inland of a beautiful white coral sand beach are the remains of six to eight latte structures or sets.

These sets, and the deep midden deposits, are remnants of a prehistoric village of the Chamorro people.

The Chamorro are the original inhabitants of the Marianas Islands. The latte upright (haligi) and capstone (tasa) were used as house posts. The latte sets are arranged in two parallel rows of uprights and capstones with numbers ranging from 4 to 14 stone sets. Most latte rise a few feet above the ground, however latte sets have been discovered that measure as high as 12-15 feet.

Today, the latte symbolize the ancient Chamorros. Unfortunately, the latte are so popular that they are being taken from their original locations to be used as yard ornaments. Protection of these latte and educating the public about their significance is a priority of the Guam State Historic Preservation Office.

Source, with photo at: NPS.gov

IMPORTANT NOTE: Location give is approximate

Note: Small trilithons in a circle, this one really does deserve the moniker 'like Stonehenge' - MegP Ed
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Re: Fafai Beach by Andy B on Tuesday, 22 September 2009
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More about them:
http://www.bisitaguam.com/episodes/06/body.html
and we have a forum discussion too:
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Forum&file=viewtopic&topic=3583&forum=1
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Re: Fafai Beach by davidmorgan on Monday, 21 September 2009
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These Latte Stones look like staddle stones. They probably had a similar function.
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