I believe the Rapanui walked the statues 11 miles across what is now known as Easter Island. The Rapanui are peoples who lived in the island. The only information we know from the Rapanui about the statues walked across the island. The first reason I believe the statues were rolled on wooden sledges is because that is so much easier for a human than to pull them with ropes. "In 1998, a group of scientists put the sledge-and-roller theory to the test, using a 10-ton replica of a statue and 70 volunteers... about 360 yards." 18 volunteers demonstrated pulling a statue with ropes, but only could move it a few hundred yards. This proves rolling them was much easier. The second reason is because they're too large to walk across a whole
