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Megalithic statue (moai) production on Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile)
Carl Philipp Lipo, Terry L. Hunt, Gina Pakarati et al., 2025. PLOS One.
A 3D model of the Rano Raraku quarry from more than 11,000 images identifies about 30 separate carving areas with different techniques and exit routes, read as independent groups sharing a tradition rather than a central workshop.
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Lipo, C. P., Hunt, T. L., Pakarati, G., Pingel, T., Simmons, N., & Heard, K. (2025). Megalithic statue (moai) production on Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile). PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336251
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Lipo, Carl Philipp et al.. “Megalithic statue (moai) production on Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile).” PLOS One (2025). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336251.