You know those massive stone giants of Easter Island that have baffled us for ages? It turns out, the ingenious Rapa Nui people used a little island magic – they rocked and rolled those statues like giant stone skateboards. And they didn’t stop there – they even did a little dance called “walk the statues” to make them waltz across the island! Can you imagine that sight? So, let’s unravel the mystery together and step back in time to witness the incredible feat of moving Easter Island’s monumental marvels!
Credit:
CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/:
Dennis Jarvis:
Moai – https://flic.kr/p/2hLnSGM, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chile-03402_-_Raising_a_Moai_(49072594573).jpg
Moai – https://flic.kr/p/2jdVeoa, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chile-03403_-_Raising_a_Moai_(50029298273).jpg
New Orleans: Karen Apricot – https://flic.kr/p/BwHPa, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_moving_New_Orleans_2007_E.jpg
Chunchucmil-Sacbe: David R. Hixson, CC BY-SA 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chunchucmil-Sacbe.jpg
CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/:
Maryhill: Joe Mabel, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maryhill_Stonehenge_01.jpg
ES Joya Ceren: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Duran Ortiz), https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ES_Joya_Ceren_05_2012_Panorama_Area_1_1498.JPG
Joya de Cerén: BelenM, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Estructuras_en_Joya_de_Cer%C3%A9n.jpg
Ancient Roman: Bernard Gagnon, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_Roman_road_of_Tall_Aqibrin.jpg
CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/:
Thor Heyerdahl: Bjørn Fjørtoft, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thor_Heyerdahl_-_L0061_934Fo30141701190052.jpg
Stonehenge: TobyEditor, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stonehenge_Landscape.jpg
Sled: Vince Lee, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VL-Sled_-Moai.jpg
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