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That is phenomenal. Raises the question: did whoever built them bury them, or were they buried by natural forces?
by josscrowcroft 15y ago
That is phenomenal. Raises the question: did whoever built them bury them, or were they buried by natural forces?
- Osiris 15y agoI was thinking the same thing. Perhaps originally they weren't buried. Are they designed in such as way as they could have stood upright by themselves? I would guess that the people doing this work would be able to determine the dirt they were digging into was newer or older than the rock itself.
- redwood 15y agoPerhaps they couldn't turn these massive pieces of rock upright without the aid of gravity
- morganpyne 15y agoIt's been ages since I read it, but I think that Jared Diamond's book 'Collapse' explains a bit about the island and the statues construction (his main focus is on the self-destructive cycles of behavior of the population however). Also, I thought this was old news? I'm sure I have seen that photo quite a while ago.