Rapa Nui - Rano Raraku
Salamander
Sat 31 Jul 2010 01:08
This was our favourite site and an absolute
must for any visitor. This the quarry where nearly all of the moari were carved
and an incredible 397 unfinished maori still lie.
The maori were carved in situ and then lowered into
prepared pits for the back to be carved and stood upright in the ground for the
face to be carved. The heads below were completed on completed bodies,
Thor Heyerdahl (Kon Tiki expedition) excavated one of the heads to prove
this.
Note the long sleeves for the first time since
England! We each have four layers on, we haven't expanded!
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