ahu tonagriki behind fallen moai
Ahu Tongariki on Easter Island. These moai were restored in the...
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Ahu Tongariki perspective
The majority of the statues were still standing when Jacob Roggeveen...
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Moto Nui island (far) Petroglyph on rock
The Birdman cult (16th / 17th century AD - 19th century AD) The surviving...
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Rano Kau
Easter Island is made up of three volcanoes: Poike, Rano Kau and Terevaka.
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Anakena
The most widely-accepted theory is that the statues were carved by the...
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Rano Raraku (The Quarry)
Most moai were carved out of a distinctive, compressed, easily-worked...
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Quarry
Many of the moai lay partially exposed or incomplete.
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Pathes at the Quarry
Paths have been constructed for visitors to reduce the ecological...
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Ahu Ko Te Riku
Moai from Ahu Ko Te Riku in Hanga Roa. This moai is currently the only...
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Tukuturi
Tukuturi, the kneeling statue, at Rano Raraku. This was excavated by...
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South America
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