paganizer's Journal: Moving the easter Island statues.

I've got my own theory on how the Easter island statues were moved. I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere, so it must be impossible or stupid or something. but...

They made big stone discs. then on one they carved a hole in the center that would allow it to slide a few feet down over the top of the statue. the other carving had a cut-out of the feet, and they slid it a few feet over the bottom of the carving. probably after rolling the statue, on it's side, up a earthen or stone ramp that was narrower than the total height of the statue.

then all they had to do was leave it on it's side, and roll it wherever they wanted on it's two big stone wheels, reverse the process at the end, stand it up, done. the stone platforms some of the statues sit on have a ramp on them that would facilitate this.

would depend on the flexural strength of the stone they used; I don't remember anything except they were usually made of Tuff, so would have been unlikely to break if transported by this method. They could always have fabricated some wooden wheels in halves to clamp around the middle of the statues, I suppose. or stone ones in halves, come to think about it.

where do I collect the reward?