Fascinating and thought provoking. Proud to be CHamoru and love learning more about who we are as a people.

Well done, but with misplaced emphasis on European explorers. Connections to the ships used by the voyaging peoples of Indonesia is vital to this story. Explanation of how the megaliths were moved from Rota's quarry to Guam and Tinian needs further explanation. Mention is not made of quarries outside of Rota, including the basalt quarries of Pohnpei. Thus, the origins and use of vessels capable of transporting latte stones moves to the forefront of this study, implying an ancient commerce in lithic technology, with ancient Indonesian mariners, as well as a practical explanation of how megaliths were moved from quarry site to the build site at Nan Madol, Guam, and Tinian. Furthermore, "value" in lithic commerce is understood when compared to the stone currency of Yap. And "value" is further understood when the function of latte stones is explained as a secure adaption to typhoon surge and rodent infestation. However, a sliding scale of "value" is additionally discovered when the stone crowns of Rapa Nui's megaliths are seen as abstractions separating Deity from terrestrial origins. Thus, there is a spiritual dimension to "lifting a people off the earth" which is in implied by the top crowns of megaliths on Rapa Nui. Thus, the elevation of community houses has both practical and spiritual function and is seen in centers of authority in the great-houses used by Pacific peoples of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Only an ancient mariner could have introduced the idea of pillar and top crown across thousands of oceanic miles. Therefore, a close examination of the ancient Indonesian vessels is central to understanding the origins, spread, and application of latte stones.

Fascinating stuff.

“Man, we’re badass” 😂 amazing content brotha. Ty for the video. I see a ton of similar pillars around world history actually. The latte is one of a kind in design tho. The house of taga in particular. Lots of questions

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PROUD TO BE CHAMORU!!!

During these times also of Migration phillipines were not a ethnicity. Indonesian Empire ruled south current phillipones Malaysian empire ruled upper present phillipines. Until Spain came gave phillipines their name. Chamorros were already seafaring and established Marianas from Guam to northern Islands.

During the chamorro migration according to Darwin central Eurasia was a melting pot for the beginning of all Asian people. During these times our ancestors migrated out of southest Indonesian. I donesians oldest temple has engravings of chamorro latte and canoes on it.

Before the ancient Chamorros used stone pillars, they first used wooden ones. But as they developed their belief of Fo'na and Pontan, they started using Latte stones instead, probably because Fo'na is said to have turned herself into stone

Compare the latte stones of Guam and Rota to the megaliths of Gobekli Tepe of Anatolia. Same shape same function.

History come to life! This is very interesting.

I’ve always thought the name was Naftan as well, and not Natton

A saying was we originally came and migrated from Austria

gobekli tepe has those capitals

HOMES LOOK MORE BETTER WITH LATTE STONES OMBE CHAMORU STYLE

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The stones look like the Djembe drum from Africa. It's almost the exact same shape.

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Iam spanish guamanian we are pacific islander !!.We are not asiaian!!.