# Many independent kin groups carved and moved statues, sharing a tradition but not a central authority.

> Most likely: Many independent kin groups carved and moved statues, sharing a tradition but not a central authority.

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# Many independent kin groups carved and moved statues, sharing a tradition but not a central authority.

Many independent kin groups carved and moved statues, sharing a tradition but not a central authority.

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## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Multiple distinct carving areas in the quarry with different techniques and exit routes; statues from a given area go to a given group's ahu.

## What would rule it out

- A single workshop organisation in the quarry and uniform technique.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[About 30 distinct carving areas with different techniques and exit routes in the Rano Raraku 3D model.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/evidence/EVD0CTG36Y67WEQ/about-30-distinct-carving-areas-with-different-techniques)

Supported

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[Ahu are placed at the fresh-water seeps that each group depended on.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/evidence/EVD0CTG376072E7/ahu-are-placed-at-the-fresh-water-seeps-that-each-group)

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FOR

## The questions it answers

[Who organised the carving and moving of the statues?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/questions/QST0CTG30K20GMV/who-organised-the-carving-and-moving-of-the-statues)

Part of [How were the moai moved from the quarry to the ahu?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/questions/QST0CTG303E013Y/how-were-the-moai-moved-from-the-quarry-to-the-ahu)

Most likelyMany independent kin groups carved and moved statues, sharing a tradition but not a central authority

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Many independent kin groups carved and moved statues, sharing a tradition but not a central authority. [Answer ANS0CTG36PC3NR5]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CTG36PC3NR5
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