# DiNapoli 2020: Revisiting warfare, monument destruction, and the 'Huri Moai' phase in Rapa Nui (Easter Island) culture history

> Robert J. DiNapoli, Carl P. Lipo, Terry L. Hunt, 2020. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for when and why the statues fell.

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# Revisiting warfare, monument destruction, and the 'Huri Moai' phase in Rapa Nui (Easter Island) culture history

Robert J. DiNapoli, Carl P. Lipo, Terry L. Hunt, 2020. _Journal of Pacific Archaeology_.

Reviews the evidence for a pre-contact phase of warfare and statue-toppling and finds the toppling dated mainly to the period after European contact.

**Easter Island moai** Articledoi: **[10.70460/jpa.v12i1.313](https://doi.org/10.70460/jpa.v12i1.313)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Cited for when and why the statues fell.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Statue toppling dates mainly to after contact.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/evidence/EVD0CTG366R66YF/statue-toppling-dates-mainly-to-after-contact)

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

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## Cite it

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DiNapoli, R. J., Lipo, C. P., & Hunt, T. L. (2020). Revisiting warfare, monument destruction, and the 'Huri Moai' phase in Rapa Nui (Easter Island) culture history. Journal of Pacific Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.70460/jpa.v12i1.313
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.70460/jpa.v12i1.313)

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