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ravenheart
Aug 09, 2013ravenheart rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Interesting documentary that delivers a very good hypothesis that the moai on easter island were walked into place across the island by way of rocking the statues back-and-forth in an upright position while using ropes and teams of people to try and keep the statues from toppling over. It's important to remember though that carving and moving these statues was not the same animal as carving and moving 100 to 1,200 ton granite blocks found in many other monolithic sites. The moai on easter island were carved from easily carved volcanic rock, which is very light weight in comparison to granite (the heaviest statue on the island is less than 85 tons), and the statues on easter island were moved over roads that only vary in grade by some 3 to 5% (the walking method doesn't work on grades steeper than that). So while this is a very likely hypothesis for easter island, trying to expand this method to explain sites which contain precision carved granite, moved up steep grades and even up onto mountains is like comparing apples to bowling balls.