A new “moai” sculpture has been discovered at the bottom of a dry lake. In the crater of one of the Rano Raraku volcanoes
If talking about one of the unique and memorable sculptures, I believe so “Moai (nice)” On Easter Island in Chile’s Rapa Nui National Park one of them is probably a stone statue shaped like a human being. and has a particularly prominent head
There is information that there are more than 900 moai statues on Easter Island They were created by the Polynesians who lived on the island around 1,000 years ago to represent their ancestors or deceased figures.
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And most recently on February 21, a new moai statue was discovered at the bottom of a dry lake in the crater of one of the volcanoes Rano Raraku, known as The area with the most moai A team of scientific volunteers from three universities in Chile is working on a project to restore the volcanic crater.
The Ma’u Henua indigenous community, which maintains the Rapa Nui National Park, said: “The new moai are suitable for scientific and natural study. It was a unique find. This is the first time that moai have been found in the pre-laguna (lake) area of the Rano Raraku volcano.”
The community director added that “This moai is in the middle of a Laguna that started drying up in 2018 … what’s interesting is that For at least the last 200 or 300 years, this lagoon has water at a depth of more than 3 metres, which means that no man could have left Moai there during that time.”
The Mau Henua indigenous community said the new moai, 1.6 meters tall, were discovered lying on their side. “He’s fat and recognizable. But there is no clear definition.”
However, the community has no plans to move the moai from where they were found. And the community is looking for funding to do more studies on these findings.
Compiled from The Guardian
Image from AFP
