💨 Abstract

For nearly 900 years, the transportation of Easter Island's famous stone figures, known as moai, has puzzled experts. Researchers Carl Lipo and Terry Hunt propose that the ancient Rapa Nui people used ropes to "walk" the statues across the island's rough terrain. The statues, some measuring 33 feet high and weighing 86 tonnes, were likely moved by individual clans rather than a single powerful tribe.

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