Yap Stone Money. An older couple pictured in front of stone money in the village of kadai on. Bonus will be if you get to see a ceremonial stone money carriage where they actually transport it.
It consists of stone wheels of crystallized calcite shaped like millstones that are mined in palau 250 miles from yap and originally transported across the. Archeologists have discovered that beginning around 500 ad the megalithic stones were. On yap there is no source of calcite crystal for making rai stones.
To see giant stone discs used as coins head to stone money located on the island of yap.
A 708 pound yap stone is the largest of six offered at kagins auction of kenneth l. Some of the more modern stones look highly polished which has been. Yap stone money stock photos and images 406 narrow your search. Subscribe httpshorturlatetk26 micronesia yap island the famous stone money.