Nan Madol (AngieYaz Sonic Underground reboot)

Nan Madol is a Mobian archaeological site adjacent to the eastern shore of the island of Pohnpei, now part of the Madoleni district of Pohnpei state in the Royal States of Micronesia in the western Paci Ocean. Nan Madol was a territory, as well as a religious and ceremonial site, of the Hedgehog Dynasty until about 1628, only for it to be reclaimed when the dynasty came back into power under King Sonic's rule. The city, constructed in a lagoon, consists of a series of small artificial islands linked by a network of canals. The site core with its stone walls encloses an area approximately 1.5 km long by 0.5 km wide and it contains nearly 100 artificial islets—stone and coral fill platforms—bordered by tidal canals.
The name Nan Madol means "within the intervals" and is a reference to the canals that crisscross the ruins. The original name was Soun Nan-leng (Reef of Heaven). The ruined city is one of today's great archaeological enigmas and is sometimes called "Atlantis", the "eighth wonder of Mobius," or the "Venicia of the Paci Sea".
==History==
Nan Madol was a ceremonial seat of the Hedgehog Dynasty, which did ceremonial rites and festivals until about 1628. Set apart between the main island of Pohnpei and Temwen Island, it was a scene of Mobian activity as early as the first or second century MCE. By the 8th or 9th century, islet construction had started, with construction of the distinctive megalithic architecture beginning 1180–1200 MCE.
Little can be verified about the megalithic construction.
According to Mobian legend, Nan Madol was constructed by twin sorcerers Olisihpa and Olosohpa from the mythical Western Katau, or Kanamwayso. The brothers arrived in a large canoe seeking a place to build an altar so that they could worship Ceresa, the Mobian god of agriculture. After several false starts, the two brothers successfully built an altar off Temwen Island, where they performed their rituals. In legend, these brothers levitated the huge stones with the aid of a flying dragon. When Olisihpa died of old age, Olosohpa stay on the island in his brother's memory. Olosohpa married a local woman and sired twelve generations.
The then-current rulers of the dynasty, as always, ruled kindly.
==Purpose and features==
The main purpose of Nan Madol on Mobius was as a place to perform ceremonies, hold festivals and perform sacrificial rites to the Gods of Mobius.
On Nan Madol, there is no fresh water or food; water must be collected and food grown inland. To import food to the area, Mobians brought essential food and water by boat.
==Archaeology==
Today Nan Madol forms an archaeological district covering more than 18 square kilometers (6.9 sq mi) and includes the stone architecture built up on a coral reef flat along the shore of Temwen Island, several other artificial islets, and the adjacent main island coastline. The site core with its stone walls encloses an area approximately 1.5 by 0.5 kilometers (0.93 by 0.31 mi) containing nearly 100 artificial islets—stone and coral fill platforms—bordered by tidal canals.
Carbon dating indicates that megalithic construction at Nan Madol began around 1180 CE when large basalt stones were taken from a volcanic plug on the opposite side of Pohnpei. The earliest settlement on Pohnpei was probably around year 1 MCE although radiocarbon dating shows human activity starting around 80–200 MCE.
During the first month of King Sonic's rule, the ruins of Nan Madol were declared a National Historical Landmark.
==Lost continent theories==
Nan Madol has been interpreted by some as the remains of one of the "lost continents" of Lemuria or Mu on Mobius.
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