#easterisland — Public Fediverse posts
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🗿⚖️ Researchers at #Binghamton University used #physics modeling and field experiments to confirm that #EasterIsland's massive #moai statues were transported upright using rope teams that "walked" them in a coordinated rocking motion along specially designed roads. The team successfully moved a 4.35-ton replica statue 100 meters in 40 minutes with just 18 people, validating the efficiency of this ancient #engineering technique.
👉 https://phys.org/news/2025-10-easter-island-statues-physics.html
👉 Moai on TKSST: Walking with Giants: How did huge stone moai move across #RapaNui?
https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/walking-with-giants-moving-rapa-nui-moai-videos -
Genomic evidence from ancient Rapanui people from Easter Island shows that they had around 10% ancestry related to Andean people before Europeans arrived, evidence either that Native Americans lived on the island before Polynesians arrived in the 12-13th century or that Polynesians made it to mainland South America and then backtracked to the island.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07881-4
#Rapanui #Polynesians #PreColumbianAmerica #EasterIsland #AncientGenomes #AncientDNA #Admixture