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The Stone Faces of Rano Raraku: Uncovering the Secrets of Easter Island’s Moai
One of the most striking things we learned is illustrated in Luis's photo (below), which depicts one of the partially buried ...
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Past Attempts
Among the many secrets buried in Easter Island prehistory is the question of how the Rapanui people transported the multi-ton statues, or moai, from their quarries to their final ceremonial ahu ...
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Exploring Easter Island: Top 5 Moai Statue Sites
Rano Raraku may have more moai, but most are partially buried, uncompleted, or face down in the ground. At Ahu Tongariki, you ...
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Move the Moai
According to a survey by archeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg, the Easter Islanders successfully transported 288 moai statues to various ahu platforms around the island. We're only proposing that you ...