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Ahu Tongariki is a statue and colossus in Chile, South America. UNESCO World Heritage List: Rapa Nui National Park gives its chronology as “c. 1300-1600 CE; re-erected 1990s.” Its listed material is Volcanic tuff. UNESCO World Heritage List: Rapa Nui National Park also records: “Ceremonial platform.”
Fifteen moai re-erected on the largest ahu on Rapa Nui.



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Compare the published evidence and its interpretations. “Consensus” records the mainstream account; “Alternative” identifies a competing interpretation, not an equally established conclusion. Estimates and unresolved questions remain qualified in the claim text.
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| Date | 1300 CE - 1600 CE c. 1300-1600 CE; re-erected 1990s UNESCO World Heritage List: Rapa Nui National Park | No claims found. |
| Purpose | Ceremonial platform UNESCO World Heritage List: Rapa Nui National Park | No claims found. |
| Method | No claims found. | No claims found. |
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