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The Moai of Easter Island: How the Stone Ancestors Were Carved — and How They Walked

November 8, 2026November 6, 2026 by Tommy Hayes
Moai statues standing on the Ahu Tongariki platform, Easter Island

About 4 min readNearly a thousand stone statues stand on Rapa Nui, carved from a single quarry and moved for kilometres without wheels or draft animals. Archaeology now supports the islanders’ own account: the moai walked.

Categories Ancient Enigmas Tags archaeology, Easter Island, moai, Pacific, Rapa Nui, Unsolved Leave a comment

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