# Lipo 2016: Weapons of war? Rapa Nui mata'a morphometric analyses

> Carl P. Lipo, Terry L. Hunt, Rene Horneman et al., 2016. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited against the warfare element of the collapse…

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# Weapons of war? Rapa Nui mata'a morphometric analyses

Carl P. Lipo, Terry L. Hunt, Rene Horneman et al., 2016. _Antiquity_.

Shape analysis of the obsidian mata'a shows they are general-purpose tools, not spear points made for war.

**Easter Island moai** Articledoi: **[10.15184/aqy.2015.189](https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2015.189)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Cited against the warfare element of the collapse narrative.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Mata'a are general tools, not weapons.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/evidence/EVD0CTG34G23VNX/mataa-are-general-tools-not-weapons)

Evidence

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

The mystery article

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## Cite it

```
Lipo, C. P., Hunt, T. L., Horneman, R., & Bonhomme, V. (2016). Weapons of war? Rapa Nui mata'a morphometric analyses. Antiquity. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2015.189
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2015.189)

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