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Moai of Rapa Nui

Statue and Colossus

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Nearly 900 statues carved from the Rano Raraku crater and moved across the island. The tallest erected, Paro, weighed about 82 tonnes.

ContinentOceaniaConfidence: estimated
Group count900Confidence: estimated
Heaviest stone82tConfidence: estimated
Height10mConfidence: estimated
MaterialVolcanic tuffMohs 2-4 (mineral hardness scale)
QuarryRano Raraku (6.1km)calculated straight-line

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FieldConsensusAlternative
Date

1250 CE - 1500 CE

c. 1250-1500 CE

UNESCO World Heritage List #715
No claims found.
PurposeNo claims found.
Method

Walked upright with ropes

UNESCO World Heritage List #715
No claims found.
Sources: UNESCO World Heritage List #715

Medieval — Moai of Rapa Nui in context.

Medieval, 500 CE to 1,500 CEDates supported by mainstream archaeology. Natural formations remain undated.Timeline5Kailasa Temple, Ellora, 756 CE - 773 CEEl Castillo, Chichén Itzá, 800 CE - 1,100 CERock-hewn churches of Lalibela, 1,000 CE - 1,250 CEMoai of Rapa Nui, 1,250 CE - 1,500 CETemplo Mayor, Tenochtitlan, 1,325 CE - 1,521 CE2600 CE800 CE1,000 CE1,200 CE1,400 CE

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Approximate - counted from January 1, 1,375 CE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 1,250 CE - 1,500 CE.

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