By José Miguel Ramírez Aliaga Arqueólogo Twenty years ago the Easter Island Archaeological Heritage Conservation Project was developed, under the direction of the National Monuments Council and the administration of Unesco’s Regional Office in Santiago, from a contribution of U$ 600.000 from the Government of Japan. After intense conversations between
Moe Toke He Tangata Archaeology is the branch of anthropology that aims to reconstruct the history of humanity from its material remains. The problem is that a very important part of human creation is not expressed in material form, and, on the other hand, many times it is not possible
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.9″ background_image=”https://moevarua.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/7605446d-4b91-4c70-aecf-63a55c5c206a.jpg”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.9″ header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#ce281c” header_font_size=”100px”] Ngaru’a [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.9″ header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”60px” header_2_font_size=”35px”] or Neck Pillow [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://moevarua.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/8.png” _builder_version=”4.0.9″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.9″ custom_padding=”|40px||40px|false|false”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px”]Antiguamente los isleños no buscaban mayores comodidades en sus Hare Paenga (casas bote), en los Hare Mauku
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_image=”https://moevarua.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/d2a9b964-9cb7-47ec-90cf-698dc4eb0698.jpg” background_position=”bottom_center” custom_padding=”70px||655px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”60px” global_colors_info=”{}”] Among the sites most visited for their supposed magnetism are the large oval rock called Te Pito Kura and a section of the road to Anakena, about half a kilometer from the
Since the late 19th century, several expeditions have attempted to unravel the mysteries of Rapa Nui culture through archaeological investigations and oral tradition. The knowledge gained to date has not been conclusive. This also applies to the “whitening” ritual of chosen young people in the famous Ana Hue Neru ritual
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″ background_image=”https://moevarua.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/3612d6aa-ff99-4754-9972-6f3114201d2e.jpg” background_position=”bottom_center” custom_padding=”||1443px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”60px”] Talismans of Rapa Nui [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″ background_color=”#efefef” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_2_font_size=”30px”] Ho’onu o Tortuga or Turtle: In the old days, turtles were very common on Easter Island. La Perousse Bay was originally
Around three hundred megalithic statues stood upright on ceremonial platforms on Rapa Nui, the vast majority along the island’s nearly 60 km coastline. All of these, sculpted up until the 17th century, did not face the sea; instead, they gazed vigilantly toward a village, toward some settlement, channeling the Mana
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″ background_image=”https://moevarua.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/foto-1-6.jpg” background_position=”bottom_center” custom_padding=”||1410px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#ad1111″ header_font_size=”50px”] The Cult of the Ancestors and the Moais [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px”]Scientists, especially ethnologists, have long studied how different and complex communities were formed and what cultural aspects kept them alive.
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″ background_image=”https://moevarua.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/184a801b-cf11-4c24-ad1a-bbdfce0974e4.jpg” background_position=”center_right” custom_padding=”154px||1243px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”60px” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″] Ara o te, the moai road [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px”]Halfway up the side of the Rano Raraku volcano and buried up to their chests, more than a hundred giant statues
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.26.6″ background_image=”https://moevarua.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/08b31211-d57c-4c27-8e49-265fcc96274a.jpg” custom_padding=”185px||59px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.26.6″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.26.6″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.26.6″ header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”55px” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″] Rock Paintings from Orongo [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.26.6″ custom_margin=”295px|auto||auto||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.26.6″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.26.6″ text_text_align=”center” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” text_text_shadow_style=”preset2″]During their visit to the stone houses in Orongo where the men of the Bird-Man cult used to perform their rituals, Commander Geisler and his
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.26.6″ background_image=”https://moevarua.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2e098992-e243-4011-8d49-c4d83ad12dee.jpg”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.26.6″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.26.6″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.26.6″ header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#ffdc00″ header_font_size=”55px” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″] AVA RANGA UKA A TOROKE HAU [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.26.6″ header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#ffdc00″ header_font_size=”55px” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#ffffff” header_2_text_shadow_style=”preset2″] German Archaeological Excavation (2nd Stage) [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.26.6″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.26.6″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.26.6″ text_text_align=”left” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false”]New studies are being done by the German and
