Moai

the forests dwindled, Rapanui chiefs intensified food production, eager to create surpluses to support the carving of ever-larger statues.” Tyson implies the Rapanui people were aware of the resources they would lose if they continued to build the moai statues but chose to ignore the problem due to their infatuation. This choice led to the erosion of the earth, inability to grow or hunt food, and the loss of crucial assets such as wood from the trees.Solution involves sacrifice is one of the…

Throughout the depths of the world’s artistic history, there have been many constants and many outliers. In the past few millennia, one of the former has always been the discovery of sculptural severed heads. Whether they be cast in bronze, carved from marble or stone, or formed from rare precious metals and gems, much of the culture and events can be derived from these findings, many of which were a-‘head’ of their time. The first piece to be highlighted is, uncoincidentally, also the first…

An ancient alien theorist, Erich von Däniken, believes extraterrestrials landed on Earth, were hailed as gods, and aided in the shaping of human civilization. What proof you may ask could possibly exist for such an encounter? Proponents of the theory point to two types of evidence: ancient religious texts and physical specimens; a few of these are listed below: Vimanas: Astronauts from other planets visited India during ancient times theorists suggest. They point to the similarities…

Melanesia and East Polynesia. Focusing on the Micronesian monumental architecture examples of the earthworks in Palau, Menka in Kosrae and Nan Madol on Pohnpei. These will be compared with the East Polynesian monumental sites of the Hawaiian Heiau, the Moai statues and ahu of Rapa Nui and Tahitian Marae. The reasons that might explain the similarities and differences between these two regions is due to the cultural traditions as a result of a linked ancestry and thereby similar cultural…

Chile covers 756,950 square kilometers of land (292,258 square miles). It never gets wider than 240km (150 miles), but it is over 2,800 miles long. It is almost twice the size of California. Chile also includes two islands: Juan Fernandez Islands and Easter Island. More than 17.8 million people live in Chile. Santiago, the capital city, has a population of 308,000, but when counting Santiago Metropolis 6.68 million people live in that area. This is the largest city. The next on the list is the…

and 2,500 miles east of Tahiti. In 1722, the island was known as Rapa Nui to its earliest inhabitants, Dutch explorers, and was christened Passeiland (Easter Island). Easter Island’s most known claim of fame is the 900 giant stone figures called “moai” located all over the land. These figures reveal that the creators were master craftsmen and engineers and are very distinctive within the Polynesian culture. The first inhabitants of Easter Island arrived in a group of emigrants around 300-400…

These are big stone shapes that look like people. These moai were made out of volcanic rock. There are many of these sculptures around. They may be found in rows, toppled over, or broken. People have found out some of the history to why this settlement feel apart, but we really don't know how or why the moai were made. The residence of this Island live in the town of Hanga Roa. From there it is not too far to drive to see the moai. In the town of Rono Raraku one can 70 of these statues rising…

The tragedy of the commons is a situation in which a publicly owned resource is exploited to such an extent that the resource is ruined. This means that users of the resource can no longer benefit from it. A uniform idea in the tragedy of the commons is that each person does not weigh the effect of their exploitation of the resource enough, resulting in the resource being over-exploited and eventually being destroyed. Cooperation, motives, and end results are three different focuses which…

The farmers’ efforts were paying off for the most part, as shown in the multitude of Easter Island’s extravagant moai, giant statues, and ahi, large stone platforms (Diamond 95). Although this extravagance and prosperity was due in large part due to the great exertion of farmers and other members of society, this same exertion pushed Easter Island to its limit, causing…

of around 7 million people, about 36% of the total population. Easter Island is a Polynesian island and Chilean territory. It is the world's most isolated island, located 2,300 miles (3,700 km's) west of Chile. Easter Island is famous for its 887 'moai', giant figures carved in volcanic stone. Found in the north of Chile, the Atacama Desert is the driest place on…