The first settlers most likely made it to Rapa Nui from East Polynesia, this trip has been done in 19 days in a replica canoe in 1975. The island used to be al

The first settlers most likely made it to Rapa Nui from East Polynesia, this trip has been done in 19 days in a replica canoe in 1975. The island used to be almost completely covered by a forest, it got deforested over time. Initially it wouldn't have been hard to survive, there are lakes and caves with drinkable water and you can easily catch fish, there were also several species of land and sea birds. You can only see the heads in this picture because they were carved out of stone hundreds of years ago and got buried by sand and soil over time. Winds are very strong on the island and they blow directly towards this place most afternoons, it is also situated right under the crater wall of the volcano so material will naturally accumulate there. If you walk down a few minutes from the quarry statues lay in the ground almost completely uncovered. This only happens at the quarry location, many statues stand erected (or toppled over) all over the island.