# Lipo 2013: The 'walking' megalithic statues (moai) of Easter Island > Carl P. Lipo, Terry L. Hunt, Sergio Rapu Haoa, 2013. 13 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The walking hypothesis and its experimental test. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CTG2QST58KZ/the-walking-megalithic-statues-moai-of-easter-island Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Easter Island moai](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai)Lipo 2013 **0** # The 'walking' megalithic statues (moai) of Easter Island Carl P. Lipo, Terry L. Hunt, Sergio Rapu Haoa, 2013. _Journal of Archaeological Science_. Road moai have wide D-shaped bases and a forward lean that upright statues on ahu lack; a 4.35-tonne replica was walked upright by 18 people with three ropes, rocking side to side, 100 m in 40 minutes. **Easter Island moai** ArticleCopy of **[Fallen moai along the transport roads](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/artifacts/ART0CTG3B303BNN/fallen-moai-along-the-transport-roads)** doi: **[10.1016/j.jas.2012.09.029](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.09.029)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The walking hypothesis and its experimental test. ## Cited by on this site 13 records [Statues were moved upright, rocked forward with ropes by small teams along prepared roads.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/answers/ANS0CTG312P33K5/statues-were-moved-upright-rocked-forward-with-ropes-by) Answer ANS [Fallen moai along the transport roads](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/artifacts/ART0CTG3B303BNN/fallen-moai-along-the-transport-roads) ART [The 4.35-tonne walking experiment replica](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/artifacts/ART0CTG3BAT7BXW/the-4-35-tonne-walking-experiment-replica) ART [Fallen moai along the transport roads: document](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/copies/CPY0CTG3BTE13N7/fallen-moai-along-the-transport-roads-document) CPY [A 4.35-tonne replica was walked 100 m in 40 minutes by 18 people with three ropes.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/evidence/EVD0CTG31JA2KFN/a-4-35-tonne-replica-was-walked-100-m-in-40-minutes-by-18) Evidence EVD [Oral tradition says the statues walked.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/evidence/EVD0CTG321Y6TAK/oral-tradition-says-the-statues-walked) Evidence EVD [Road moai have D-shaped bases and a forward centre of mass; ahu moai have trimmed flat bases.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/evidence/EVD0CTG31AG4YPJ/road-moai-have-d-shaped-bases-and-a-forward-centre-of-mass) Evidence EVD [Road statues differ systematically in base form from finished ahu statues, which a horizontal method does not…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/evidence/EVD0CTG33165B13/road-statues-differ-systematically-in-base-form-from) Evidence EVD [Lipo and Hunt walk a 4.35-tonne replica moai upright](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/events/EVT0CTG2Z46198Z/lipo-and-hunt-walk-a-4-35-tonne-replica-moai-upright) EVT [Carl Lipo](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/people/FIG0CTG2X5P0VAA/carl-lipo) FIG [Terry Hunt](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/people/FIG0CTG2XDG566R/terry-hunt) FIG [The Easter Island moai](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai) The mystery article MYS [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) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Lipo, C. P., Hunt, T. L., & Haoa, S. R. (2013). The 'walking' megalithic statues (moai) of Easter Island. Journal of Archaeological Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.09.029 ``` [Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.09.029) Key **SRC** 0CTG2QST58KZ Kind Journal article Rights The publisher's Kept 27 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published article Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CTG2QST58KZ/the-walking-megalithic-statues-moai-of-easter-island/csl.json)