Megalithic Portal: Latest from Easter Island

Rano Raraku

terryj — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:42:37 GMT

]]>New Easter Island moai statue discovered in volcano crater. This is the site on Easter Island where most of the statues (Moai) were carved. The moai were carved (usually facing upwards) and the undermined until free from the rock. Once released, they were stood on the crater side ready for carving the backs which often had elaborate designs. It is generally agreed that the upright statues here were awaiting final carving of the back and then eventual transportation to the Ahus (stone platforms) which are mainly around the coast. The upright moai are on both the outside and inside of the crater walls.

Easter Island

terryj — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:22:10 GMT

]]>CyArk documents Rapa Nui monuments and geological setting. See comment.. Easter Island is the most remote inhabited island on the planet, being out in the Pacific Ocean nearly four thousand kilometres from the coast of Chile. The island is perhaps best known for the hundreds of stone statues (Moai) carved and erected by an ancient population, which later died out.

Ahu Vinapu

DrewParsons — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 03:37:55 GMT

]]>Sculptured Stone Plinth on Easter Island

Ana Kai Tangata

mattchapman — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:21:36 GMT

]]>Ana Kai Tangata cave is on the shoreline of Easter Island near Hanga Roa.

Ahu Te Pito Kura

mattchapman — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 10:00:56 GMT

]]>Ruinous Ahu in Perose bay. An older name for the island is Te Pito Te Henua - The Navel of the World, and here at the western end of the Ahu surrounded by a low stone wall can be found the navel stone.

Puna Pau

bat400 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:12:18 GMT

Ancient Quarry in Puna Pau region of the Rapa Nui National Park.The Puna Pau quarry was the only source of the red scoria that the Rapanui used to carve the pukao (topknots) that they put on the heads of some of their iconic moai statues.

Tahai Kote Riku

Adam Stanford — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:47:51 GMT

Sculptured Stone in Easter Island

Ahu Ature Huke

SolarMegalith — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:23:22 GMT

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Satellite Imagery for Easter Island Statue Renovation Project

coldrum — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:15:37 GMT

Called the Navel of the World, Easter Island is home to over a half-dozen volcanoes and more than 880 statues called "Moai" (pronounced mo-eye). Ranging from just a few feet to more than 30 feet tall, the enigmatic statues weigh up to 150 tons. They were formed from volcanic material from quarries on the slopes of the Rano Raraku volcano sometime after 300 AD.

Ahu Vai Uri

terryj — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:56:09 GMT

Sculptured Stone in Easter Island

Ahu Tahai

terryj — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:54:58 GMT

Sculptured Stone in Easter Island

Ahu Ko Te Riku

terryj — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:54:31 GMT

]]>Sculptured Stone in Easter Island

Orongo

terryj — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:21:46 GMT

]]>This is the ceremonial village and is located on the narrowest edge of Rano Kau.

Ahu Nau Nau Anakena

terryj — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:20:34 GMT

]]>Ahu Nau Nau Anakena was restored in 1978 by the islander archaeologist Sergio Rapu. All of the moai here wore elaborate topknots (pukao).

Ahu Huri A Urenga

terryj — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:18:48 GMT

]]>One of the few inland Ahus on Easter Island. The Inland ahus are generally thought to have astronomical significance.