Turns Out Those Easter Island Heads Have Entire Bodies Hidden Underground

Rock-walking.

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The basic idea here is that ropes would be tied around the moai, and they’d be tilted from side to side while being pulled forward. The effect is the statues would look like they’re actually walking, and wear patterns on the base of some statues suggest this is a possibility.

 

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