Iorana from Rapa Nui! - General Tiki

T tikibars Tiki Socialite Aku Hall, Chicago Joined: Apr 11, 2002 Posts: 2034	T tikibars Posted posted on Fri, Nov 19, 2004 5:27 PM On 2004-11-19 12:51, Jungle Trader wrote: James, curious to know if the standing Moai's are where the early carvers placed them? Or were they moved to where they are now standing by more recent inhabitants of the island? ALL of the moai were tipped over, except the ones on the Rano Raraku hillside. Those were impossible to tip, since erosion on the hillside had half-buried them. The guys who have resurrected the ahu moai (mostly William Mulloy, but Heyerdahl and a Japanese firm did some too) on the various ahu near the sea shore have placed them back as close to their original positions as possible. None were moved any substantial distance.

On 2004-11-19 12:51, Jungle Trader wrote:
James, curious to know if the standing Moai's are where the early carvers placed them? Or were they moved to where they are now standing by more recent inhabitants of the island?

ALL of the moai were tipped over, except the ones on the Rano Raraku hillside. Those were impossible to tip, since erosion on the hillside had half-buried them.

The guys who have resurrected the ahu moai (mostly William Mulloy, but Heyerdahl and a Japanese firm did some too) on the various ahu near the sea shore have placed them back as close to their original positions as possible. None were moved any substantial distance.

Post #126501 by tikibars on Fri, Nov 19, 2004 5:27 PM