Lau'agae_Ridge_Quarry

Lau'agae Ridge Quarry

Lau'agae Ridge Quarry

United States historic place

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

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  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [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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