Tag: Endangered Sites
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Nan Madol – Sacred City of Micronesia
The Site: Nan Madol, The Federated States of Micronesia. The Location: Offshore along the eastern coast of Pohnpei Island. Description: Nan Madol is a series of more than 100 human constructed islets made of artificual basalt and coral boulders. The islets are home to the megalithic ruins of temples, tombs, palaces and residences built between…
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Bears Ears National Monument, Utah
The Site: Bears Ears National Monument The Location: Utah, U.S.A., in San Juan Country in Southeastern Utah on public land. The Bureau of Land Management, United States Forest Service, oversees the sites. The Threat: President Donald Trump approved the U.S. Secretary of the Interior recommendation for a significant downsizing of the land included in…
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West Berkeley Shellmound and Village Site
The Site: West Berkeley Shellmound & Ceremonial & Burial site, CA-ALA-307, USA. Contact: Corrina Gould, Sogorea Té Land Trust The Location: 1990 Fourth Street, Alameda County, Berkeley, CA, opposite Spenger’s Fish Grotto. It is located on private land. The Threat: A mixed-use development of shops, apartments and an underground parking garage that would destroy…
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Pahne Maritime Village, California
Part of the Pahne Village Complex, a Traditional Cultural Property and Sacred Site, is known by its designation as CA-SDI-13325. It is currently endangered by US Marine Corps military operations that are degrading the site. Who Considers the Site Sacred? Descendants of Pechanga and Juaneño Acjachemen tribes. Pachanga and Juaneño Acjachemen tribal representatives made an…