“Latte (also latde) is a Chamorro term that refers to stone
pillars and cup-shaped capitals or capstones, which represent house supports
and are ascribed to the ancient people of the Mariana Islands. In some
accounts, they are also referred to as casas de los antiguos (houses of the
ancients)... research has found that during Guam’s late prehistoric period,
from about 1200 BP to 300 BP (before present), latte began to be used and
became increasingly common before abandonment after Spanish colonization... In
modern times the latte shape has become a symbol of Chamorro cultural identity...”
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