How Did the Easter Island Statues Get Into Place? They Walked!!

[taiwan_girl]

Across the vast Pacific lies Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, home to the majestic moai statues that have long stirred human curiosity.

For centuries, the question persisted: How did ancient islanders move these colossal figures across rugged terrain without modern tools?

Now, a blend of physics, 3D modeling, and hands-on experimentation provides the most convincing answer yet.

Link to video

[Horace]

I think most people invent that style of moving heavy objects when faced with the problem. I seem to remember doing it a few times. Not with a bunch of people and ropes, but rocking back and forth and walking the object slowly.

[Mik]

Yep. Getting it on one corner and pivoting.

[Renauda]

There was a PBS Nova documentary on exactly this a year or so ago.

Here:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/how-ancient-easter-island-statues-walked/

[89th]

I literally did that with a large box today (power wheels car for my almost 5-year old) to get it into the garage and covered with a blanket.