Easter Islanders raising a Moai into place (from Aku-Aku) - General Tiki

KM Kilty McTiki Member Columbus, OH Joined: Feb 05, 2007 Posts: 11	KM Kilty McTiki Posted posted on Fri, Feb 9, 2007 9:46 AM On 2007-02-08 22:19, christiki295 wrote: That is the most straight forward explanation of the moai"walking I've heard." Like the canoe anology, too. [ Edited by: christiki295 2007-02-08 22:21 ] It's been a while since I saw that episode, but as I remember it was really neat to see them do it, even with a smaller "test" moai. One of the things that constantly impresses me about ancient civilizations is their ingenuity. They do things with simple tools that we don't even consider any more with our technology. It makes me wonder what WE'd be capable of if we had to think outside of the big-machinery box... I think we'd be pretty helpless sometimes.

On 2007-02-08 22:19, christiki295 wrote:
That is the most straight forward explanation of the moai"walking I've heard."
Like the canoe anology, too.

[ Edited by: christiki295 2007-02-08 22:21 ]

It's been a while since I saw that episode, but as I remember it was really neat to see them do it, even with a smaller "test" moai.

One of the things that constantly impresses me about ancient civilizations is their ingenuity. They do things with simple tools that we don't even consider any more with our technology. It makes me wonder what WE'd be capable of if we had to think outside of the big-machinery box... I think we'd be pretty helpless sometimes.

Post #284424 by Kilty McTiki on Fri, Feb 9, 2007 9:46 AM