# Fallen moai along the transport roads

> The statues that fell in transit: their D-shaped bases, forward lean and positions on the concave road surface are the evidence for the walking hypothesis.

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**ART** 0CTG3B303BNN·Artifact · object

# Fallen moai along the transport roads

ObjectpublisherAD 1200s to 1600s

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**Not kept here.** This copy isn't ours to show. [See it where it's published](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.09.029).

The statues that fell in transit: their D-shaped bases, forward lean and positions on the concave road surface are the evidence for the walking hypothesis.

Lipo, Hunt and Rapu Haoa. publisher

## Copies 1

**Document** Lipo, Hunt and Rapu Haoa · doi.org · 2013 · publisherPrimary source: [The 'walking' megalithic statues (moai) of Easter Island](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CTG2QST58KZ/the-walking-megalithic-statues-moai-of-easter-island)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.09.029)

## Where it is kept

[Rapa Nui (Easter Island)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CTG2W6E5XGH/rapa-nui-easter-island) · Island

## Sources 1

- [The 'walking' megalithic statues (moai) of Easter Island](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CTG2QST58KZ/the-walking-megalithic-statues-moai-of-easter-island)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Fallen moai along the transport roads [Artifact ART0CTG3B303BNN]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CTG3B303BNN
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**ART** 0CTG3B303BNN

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In situ, Rapa Nui National Park

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AD 1200s to 1600s

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[Easter Island moai](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai)

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