The Lau'agae Ridge Quarry is a prehistoric stone quarry on the eastern side of the island of Tutuila in the United States territory of American Samoa. It is located on a ridge above another archaeological site, the prehistoric village of Tulauta. The site includes a carpet of stone flakes, evidence of rough stonework (creating forms probably finished in Tulauta), signs of habitation, and two tia'ave, oval stone platforms found in abundance on the island.[2]
Lau'agae Ridge Quarry | |
| Nearest city | Tula, American Samoa |
|---|---|
| Area | 3.1 acres (1.3 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001227[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 2000 |
The quarry site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Clark, Jeffrey; Herdrich, David (June 1993). "Prehistoric Settlement System in Eastern Tutuila, America Samoa". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 102 (2): 147–185.
 | This American Samoa–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| | This article about a property in American Samoa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about archaeology in Oceania is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |