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The colossal hats (pukao) of monumental statues on Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile): Analyses of pukao variability, transport, and emplacement
Sean W. Hixon, Carl P. Lipo, Ben McMorran et al., 2018. Journal of Archaeological Science.
The red scoria hats of up to 12 tonnes were rolled from the Puna Pau quarry and raised onto the statues by parbuckling up a ramp, as the hats' shapes and the ramps show.
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Hixon, S. W., Lipo, C. P., McMorran, B., & Hunt, T. L. (2018). The colossal hats (pukao) of monumental statues on Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile): Analyses of pukao variability, transport, and emplacement. Journal of Archaeological Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2018.04.011
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Hixon, Sean W. et al.. “The colossal hats (pukao) of monumental statues on Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile): Analyses of pukao variability, transport, and emplacement.” Journal of Archaeological Science (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2018.04.011.