<< Our Photo Pages >> Ahu Tongariki - Sculptured Stone in Easter Island
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Multi-periodSite Name: Ahu TongarikiCountry: Easter Island
NOTE: This site is 866.325 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Hanga Roa
Latitude: 27.134S Longitude: 109.2756W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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This is the Largest , most complete and most restored Ahu on Easter Island. The site was restored (by the Japanese) with all the moai in correct position. Some of the topknots were replaced and some are still awaiting placement.
Apparently when the cranes were trying to replace the topknots, it was too windy for them to do so. Just proves how resourceful the original builders were, bearing in mind that some of these topknots were taller than a man. (see Puna Pau).
Apparently the ruined ahu was further damaged by a hurricane in (1960s?) and the moai fragments were moved several hundred metres from their original position. Careful inspection of old photographs were enough to ensure the correct replacement of the moai during the restoration.
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