Faga Village Site
Nearest cityFitiuta, American Samoa
Area37.5 acres (15.2 ha)
NRHP reference No.99001228[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 23, 2003

The Faga Village Site is a major archaeological site in the United States territory of American Samoa. Located on the north shore of the island of Ta'u, it is, according to local oral history, one of the oldest settlements in all of the Samoan islands, and an important site in the formation of Samoan culture. The site includes a large number of house foundations, terraces, stone walls, and other stone-built features. Excavations at the site have yielded radiocarbon dates indicating the site was occupied as far back as 1000 CE. The site continues to be of cultural importance to the local Samoan population.[2]

The village site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Archaeological Data Recovery Report for the Proposed Ta'u Road Reconstruction at Faga and Fitiuta, Ta'u Island, Manu'a, American Samoa" (PDF). American Samoa Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
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