How the People of Rapa Nui Could Have “Walked” the Moai Statues @SciTechDaily

How the People of Rapa Nui Could Have “Walked” the Moai Statues @SciTechDaily

Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Field experiments revealed that using rope and a small group of people, the people of Rapa Nui could have "walked" the moai statues.

Credit: Carl Lipo

How the People of Rapa Nui Could Have “Walked” the Moai Statues

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How the People of Rapa Nui Could Have “Walked” the Moai Statues