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 ...

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, ...

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.

The world is filled with ancient sites that beg the question: How could people have built such architectural marvels before ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Satellite images are shedding new light on a mysterious city built on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Some locals in ...

Even by the standards of enigmatic ancient ruins, Nan Madol is strange. Constructed primarily of "logs" made of volcanic rock, the site consists of dozens of small artificial islands separated by ...