The megalithic capital of the Saudeleur Dynasty: 92 artificial stone-and-coral islets built in a lagoon off Pohnpei, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest prehistoric stone structure in Micronesia.
Gradually abandoned after the fall of the Saudeleur dynasty c. 1628 CE; the succeeding nahnmwarki chiefs initially used Nan Madol but soon abandoned it due to logistical difficulties supplying food and water, and by the early-to-mid 19th century the site was fully deserted and overgrown.
Primary popular account covering Nan Madol's construction, archaeology, and the Saudeleur rulers.
Polity/site context: the standard history of Pohnpei, recounting the oral tradition of the building of the Nan Madol stone-islet complex and the Saudeleur rulers who raised it.
The archaeological story of the pre-contact Pacific this society belongs to.