Log in Jeff Kelman 9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Jeff Kelman's post “Were the _Moai_ "toppled"...” Were the Moai "toppled" by people or were they "toppled" by natural causes (i.e. soft earth erosion etc.)? • (15 votes) Weston.T.Chris 9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Weston.T.Chris's post “I think a bit of both. Er...” I think a bit of both. Erosion and people doing unnecessary things. but I'm not an expert. (1 vote) Mary Miller 9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Mary Miller's post “Where is Easter Island?W...” Where is Easter Island? • (6 votes) trek 9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to trek's post “Easter Island was named b...” Easter Island was named by Jacob Roggeveen (Dutch explorer) since his crew explored it on Easter Sunday of 1722. It lies nearly 2200 miles west of the coast of Chile. (12 votes) Vassiliana Mavriki 9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Vassiliana Mavriki's post “About the carvings on the...” About the carvings on the right ear of Hoa Hakananai'a , could this refer to the back ear as an erotogenous zone ? How are female vulva symbols used in Polynesian culture? • (5 votes) JayJay Fuller 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to JayJay Fuller's post “I believe that the image ...” I believe that the image of the vulva would suggest fertility. (1 vote) katie 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to katie's post “Easter IslandWhat is Eas...” Easter Island What is an ahu? • (2 votes) David Alexander 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “Almost all of you questio...” Almost all of you questions are answered here https://sacredsites.com/americas/chile/easter_island_facts.html (3 votes) Temilade Adepoju 9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Temilade Adepoju's post “Collapse what does that m...” Collapse what does that mean? • (2 votes) David Alexander 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “The environment could no ...” The environment could no longer support the life-forms that lived within it. Kind of like when the walls won't support the roof of a house. Everything falls apart. "collapse" (3 votes) moodybrendajuan 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to moodybrendajuan's post “why do they only look lik...” why do they only look like males?thats kinda sexist • (0 votes) Arthur Smith 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to Arthur Smith's post “A lot, but not all primit...” A lot, but not all primitive cultures are patriarchal, with masculine gods and ancestors. Sexism is a common trait in many if not all civilizations. (8 votes) Jin Park 6 years agoPosted 6 years ago. Direct link to Jin Park's post “Were the toppled Moai sta...” Were the toppled Moai statues ever re-erected? Do they stay toppled until now or were they displaced? • (2 votes) David Alexander 6 years agoPosted 6 years ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “some were, some weren't. ...” some were, some weren't. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moai#Preservation_and_restoration (2 votes) Nadya Slack 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to Nadya Slack's post “What caused the collapse ...” What caused the collapse of their eco system and how did they move these statues? • (2 votes) David Alexander 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “You have two questions. W...” You have two questions. What caused the collapse of the ecosystem was likely overpopulation. The people found a good place to live, they began to chop down the trees and eat the animals. After several hundred years, there wasn't enough forest for animals to breed, nor enough animals to eat. The essay notes at the end that even the birds nested only on safer offshore rocks and small islands (to be safe from the people who would raid the nests). (2 votes) foxie 2 years agoPosted 2 years ago. Direct link to foxie's post “is easter island still th...” is easter island still there? • (2 votes) David Alexander a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “You can find it on a map ...” You can find it on a map at 27°7′S 109°22′W (1 vote) harukanosue 4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to harukanosue's post “Was thins source reviewed” Was thins source reviewed • (2 votes) David Alexander 3 years agoPosted 3 years ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “The article comes from th...” The article comes from the British Museum, which may have a cultural bias, but which is generally respected as not telling lies. (1 vote)Want to join the conversation?
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Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Moai (article) | Khan Academy (2024)
References
- https://smarthistory.org/easter-island-moai/
- https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220906-the-walking-statues-of-easter-island
- https://www.britannica.com/place/Easter-Island
- https://www.britannica.com/place/Easter-Island/Archaeology
- https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/pacific-apah/polynesia-apah/a/easter-island-moai
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