The Rano Raraku quarry faces with unfinished moai

Not kept here. This copy isn't ours to show. See it where it's published.

Hundreds of statues in every stage of carving, still attached to the bedrock by keels, with the cut-outs and debris that show how they were made. The 2025 model maps about 30 separate carving areas.

Carl Lipo, Terry Hunt, Thomas Pingel and team, 2023. CC BY-NC 4.0

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ModelCarl Lipo, Terry Hunt, Thomas Pingel and team · doi.org · 2023-06/2024-01 · CC BY-NC 4.0Primary source: Megalithic Statue (Moai) Production on Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile): 3D model and feature data1 step from the original

Where it's published

Where it was made

Rano Raraku · Volcanic crater and statue quarry

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Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The Rano Raraku quarry faces with unfinished moai [Artifact ART0CTG3B3009FQ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CTG3B3009FQ

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  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
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