Easter Island head.
“Those statues which are the most photographed are standing in the quarry. They’re buried up to mid-torso level. So it’s understandable that the general public didn’t have a clue that those statues had bodies”
Jo Anne Van Tilburg, director of the Easter Island Statue Project
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WHAT! Is it dirt accumulation or did they bury them when finished? I want to dig some!
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I love seeing photos of these - does anyone know whether you can see the bodies of the statues if you’re visiting the...
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