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Fouha Bay Site

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NRHP Reference #
  
74002040

Added to NRHP
  
21 November 1974

Area
  
4 ha

Nearest city
  
Umatac

The Fouha Bay Site is a prehistoric archaeological site near the village of Umatac on the southwestern coast of Guam. First identified in 1977 during a systematic survey by archaeologist Fred Reinman, the site was radiocarbon dated to CE 1200-1400. However, differences in the rate of deposition along stream and river banks make these dates uncertain. Because of a proportionally larger number of archaeological sites in the geologically different parts of eastern Guam, this site is significant in understanding how deposition rates affect site dating methods.

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

References

Fouha Bay Site Wikipedia


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