Lau'agae Ridge Quarry

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Lau'agae Ridge Quarry
Nearest city Tula, American Samoa
Area3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
NRHP reference No. 99001227 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 2000

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 quarry site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

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Description

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Clark, Jeffrey; Herdrich, David (June 1993). "Prehistoric Settlement System in Eastern Tutuila, America Samoa". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 102 (2): 147–185.


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