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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Archaeologists finally crack mystery of how Moai statues were erected on Easter Island

Archaeologists have confirmed that Easter Island’s iconic Moai statues were “walked” to their platforms using rope by “remarkably few” of the island’s indigenous Rapa Nui people, solving a decades-long mystery.

A new study, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, suggests that the Rapa Nui villagers used rope and “walked” the giant statues in a zig-zag motion along carefully designed roads.

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