Easter Island Research Paper

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The Mystery Of Easter Island

One may wonder about the mystery of Easter Island, is it a myth just like mermaids and aliens. Well, the mystery of how the statues got there has been proven in so many ways. Although, the most efficient way is by walking the statues.

First and foremost, the Rapanui people never had enough people to move the statues by rolling them. As the text says,”... Lipo and Hunt believe the Rapanui population reached no more than 3,000 people,” (pg.11, ¶1). Also, the text says, “If Hunt and Lipo are correct, the Rapanui never had enough people to transport hundreds of states using the sledge-and-roller method,” (pg.11, ¶ 2). Lastly, it would be difficult for the Rapanui to move the statues with only

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