Ngebedech Terraces

The Ngebedech Terraces, or Ouballang ra Ngebedech, are located in the southwestern part of Babeldaob, the largest island in Palau.

Site description

The area covers over 160,000 sq m of grassland savannah in upland Babeldaob. The terraces performed multiple functions that include, according to UNESCO, "agriculture, settlement, defense, and ceremonial functions."^[1] Morgan (1988) argues that these terraces might be linked into larger more extended systems of complex topography.^[2]

World Heritage Status

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on in the Cultural category.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Ouballang ra Ngebedech (Ngebedech Terraces) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
^ Morgan, W.N. (1988) p 4

References

Ouballang ra Ngebedech (Ngebedech Terraces) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2009-03-03.

Morgan, W.N. (1988), Prehistoric Architecture in Micronesia, University of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-76506-1

[auto-1] Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Ouballang ra Ngebedech (Ngebedech Terraces) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

[2] Morgan, W.N. (1988) p 4

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