00:00On Rapanui, known as Easter Island, hundreds of monumental statues, the moailles, were sculpted by the Polynesian inhabitants.
00:06of the island.
00:07Their manufacture and transport required collective organization, technical knowledge, and significant resources.
00:13Modern experiments show that some statues can be moved into an upright position using ropes and
00:19coordinated movements.
00:20The exact methods probably varied depending on the statues and the periods.
00:24This story illustrates the ingenuity of ancient societies and encourages us not to reduce the inhabitants of Rapanui to a
00:30a simple archaeological mystery.
