Ngebedech Terraces
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
The Ngebedech Terraces, or Ouballang ra Ngebedech, are located in the southwestern part of Babeldaob, the largest island in Palau.
Site description
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on in the Cultural category.[1]
Notes
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- 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. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).