Easter Island Moai Quarry at Harold Eugene blog

Easter Island Moai Quarry. A large yellow body, a red hat or topknot (called pukao), and white inset eyes with a coral iris. Between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, rano raraku was the main quarry for. Most of the moai are located on a volcanic island called rapa nui. Recent blazes chewed through the heritage site, causing “irreparable” damage to hundreds of rapa nui’s sacred moai. One important site is rano raraku, a volcanic crater located in the southeastern coast of easter island. Approximately 1,000 of these sculptures, shaped with humanoid faces and torsos, were created, most of which range between 6 and 33 feet tall and weighing several tons. A completed moai is made of three parts: Efforts are ongoing to bring back moai statues that were taken from easter island. A dependency of chile in the southeastern pacific ocean, this island has about 5,000 inhabitants today. The carving process was finished in this vertical position, carving the details of the back and polishing the figure with the help of an abrasive volcanic stone called punga.

A dependency of chile in the southeastern pacific ocean, this island has about 5,000 inhabitants today. A completed moai is made of three parts: One important site is rano raraku, a volcanic crater located in the southeastern coast of easter island. Approximately 1,000 of these sculptures, shaped with humanoid faces and torsos, were created, most of which range between 6 and 33 feet tall and weighing several tons. The carving process was finished in this vertical position, carving the details of the back and polishing the figure with the help of an abrasive volcanic stone called punga. A large yellow body, a red hat or topknot (called pukao), and white inset eyes with a coral iris. Recent blazes chewed through the heritage site, causing “irreparable” damage to hundreds of rapa nui’s sacred moai. Most of the moai are located on a volcanic island called rapa nui. Between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, rano raraku was the main quarry for. Efforts are ongoing to bring back moai statues that were taken from easter island.

Moai at Rano Raraku quarry, Easter Island Stock Photo Alamy

Easter Island Moai Quarry Efforts are ongoing to bring back moai statues that were taken from easter island. Most of the moai are located on a volcanic island called rapa nui. Between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, rano raraku was the main quarry for. Approximately 1,000 of these sculptures, shaped with humanoid faces and torsos, were created, most of which range between 6 and 33 feet tall and weighing several tons. One important site is rano raraku, a volcanic crater located in the southeastern coast of easter island. Efforts are ongoing to bring back moai statues that were taken from easter island. A large yellow body, a red hat or topknot (called pukao), and white inset eyes with a coral iris. A dependency of chile in the southeastern pacific ocean, this island has about 5,000 inhabitants today. The carving process was finished in this vertical position, carving the details of the back and polishing the figure with the help of an abrasive volcanic stone called punga. Recent blazes chewed through the heritage site, causing “irreparable” damage to hundreds of rapa nui’s sacred moai. A completed moai is made of three parts: