Post #641264 by AceExplorer on Thu, Jun 21, 2012 11:47 AM

I read this and also yesterday's LA Times article. Whew, I can only imagine the stress involved in "waddling" a 90-ton statue down ancient dirt roads. The risk involved in making even a tiny mistake moving huge statues in that manner is insane, especially when you consider the effort involved in first carving such large statues. You don't want to make a mistake at any point. So as a casual reader I'm finding myself a bit skeptical of the "waddling" theory. But who knows - ancient man has proven time and again that they were not only creative, but accurate and effective as well. It's too bad that there isn't a cave somewhere on Rapa Nui with carving and installation diagrams carved on a wall. Or how about a "pit of rejects and mistakes" somewhere as well. Did these guys make any throwaway "practice" statues anywhere, and if they did, where are they now? It would be fun to visit the island and see the quarries and ask local onsite "experts" about things which the news stories never talk about.