Tag: Yap
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Yap: Land of Stone Money
Last week I was on Palau, where I visited a Yapese quarry site. Today I’m 280 miles away on Yap itself, inspecting the resulting money hoards. There are hundred of surviving “coins”, ranging from 2′ to 8′ across. Some are held communally and displayed in village Money Banks. Some are held by families and displayed…
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Palau: Stone Money Quarry
I’m on the Pacific island nation of Palau. Today I was out at the Yapese Quarry at Metuker er a Bisech, where centuries ago brave seafarers from Yap came to quarry out limestone for use as Stone Money. One giant piece of money was damaged on the way down from the quarry and lies abandoned.…