The lake in Rapa Nui National Park where the moai was found had begun drying up in 2018.
A new moai was found on Easter Island in the bed of a volcano crater lake, thanks to severe drought conditions in the area. more than 900
stone figures, known as moai. The monolithic moai were carved out of volcanic ash by the Rapa Nui people as far back as 1100 A.D. The newly found moai was discovered by volunteers from three Chilean universities, who were working on a project to help restore the marshland in the Rano Raruku volcano,Ninoska Avareipua Huki Cuadros, director of the Ma’u Henua Indigenous community that manages the Rapa Nui nNtional park, where the volcano is located, told AFP the lake where the moai was found had begun drying up in 2018.
“The interesting thing is that, for at least the last 200 or 300 years, the laguna was three meters deep, meaning no human being could have left the moai there in that time,” Huki said. The recently discovered moai measures just five feet tall and was found by the researchers on its side, looking toward the sky.
The tallest moai measures 33 feet, and on average, the statues weigh between three to five tons, Terry Hunt, professor of archeology at the University of Arizona,“The moai are important because they really represent the history of the Rapa Nui people,” Hunt said. “They were the islanders’ deified ancestors. They’re iconic worldwide, and they really represent the fantastic archeological heritage of this island.
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