Archeology
Archaeologists’ Tales
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...
Rano Raraku, New excavations in Easter Island’s Moai quarry
The new excavations carried out in Rano Raraku, the moais quarry, leave us an enormous archaeological wealth and vestiges on the Rapa Nui culture.
Ana Hue Neru
Ana Hue NeruThe Caverns to whiten the YoungLas Cavernas para blanquear a Jóvenes As far back as the late 19th Century, various expeditions have attempted to unravel the mysteries of the Rapanui culture through archaeological research and the oral traditions of the...
Ngaru’a or Neck Pillow
Ngaru’aor Neck PillowAntiguamente los isleños no buscaban mayores comodidades en sus Hare Paenga (casas bote), en los Hare Mauku (habitaciones de piedra techada con pasto) o en la caverna que eligieron para vivir; para ellos estos espacios eran solamente lugares donde...
Magnetism on Rapa Nui
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 beach. Illusion or reality? What do the scientists say?by Cristian Moreno Pakarati - Historiador...
Talismans of Rapa Nui
Talismans of Rapa NuiHo’onu o Tortuga or Turtle: In the old days, turtles were very common on Easter Island. La Perousse Bay was originally called Hanga Ho’onu or “Bay of Turtles”. According to the older people, the sandy shore of La Perousse was where the turtles of...
The Eye of the Moai
The Eye of the MoaiBy Cristian Moreno Pakarati - Historiador / HistorianNearly three hundred megalithic statues were at one time erected on ceremonial platforms on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), the vast majority along the almost 60 km (37 miles) of coastline around the...
The Cult of the Ancestors and the Moais
The Cult of the Ancestors and the MoaisScientists, especially ethnologists, have long studied how different and complex communities were formed and what cultural aspects kept them alive. In New Guinea, the second largest island on the planet, more than one thousand...
Ara o te, the moai road
Ara o te, the moai roadHalfway up the side of the Rano Raraku volcano and buried up to their chests, more than a hundred giant statues (Moai) never reached the sanctuary (Ahu) for which they were destined. Carved out of the quarry, they were lowered by ropes to an...
Rock Paintings from Orongo
Rock Paintings from OrongoDuring 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 purser Weisser were able to see that inside the rooms, on the opposite wall to the door or on the...
German Archaeological Excavation
AVA RANGA UKA A TOROKE HAUGerman Archaeological Excavation (2nd Stage)New studies are being done by the German and Swiss archaeological team, together with the Anthropological Museum and the Mata Ki Te Rangi Foundation of Rapa Nui, at Ava Ranga Uka a Toroke Hau near...
The Failure of the Moai
The Failure of the MoaiTestimonials and legends confirm that there were difficult times. Juan Tepano, a major source for Routledge, Macmillan Brown and Metraux, told them that when he was young the old people spoke of the “failure of the overthrown statues”. He also...
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