The Archaeology of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands

Summary

This project includes archaeological data about the archaeological record of Rota Island, in the Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia. Rota is located close to the better known and larger island of Guam.

Cite this Record

The Archaeology of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands. ( tDAR id: 4289) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8639R3K

Keywords

Culture
Chamorro • Colonial Japanese • Micronesian

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Glass • Human Remains • Shell

Site Name
The Songsong village site

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Historic Research

Geographic Keywords
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas • Mariana Islands • Micronesia • Pacific

Temporal Keywords
Chamorro • Historic Period • Japanese Colonial Period

Temporal Coverage

Radiocarbon Date: 750 to 100

Spatial Coverage

min long: 145.119; min lat: 14.121 ; max long: 145.162; max lat: 14.16 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Principal Investigator(s): Francis McManamon

Sponsor(s): Environmental Protection Agency

Repository(s): Historic Preservation Office, Northern Mariana Islands

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Documents

  1. The Archeology of Songsong Village, Rota, Northern Mariana Islands (1990)