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Why are all these figures at this place, some erect, some not? For some unknown reason the primary goal of these ancient people seemed to be to build the moai and these heads bigger and bigger, and as fast as they could. Reality finally caught up with them.Historians surmise that the work was finally abandoned as the population dwindled from tens of thousands down to only a handful, due to disease, tribal warfare, starvation and perhaps even cannibalism. Instead of exploring beyond this limited island, the people stayed here, consuming all their resources in their seemingly insane pursuit of carving these rocks.
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South America
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