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Did the Giant Heads of Easter Island Once Walk?
- Stratoscope 11mo agoGift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/science/archaeology-easter-island-rapa-nui.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4E8.JLLa.4EvyqFhmwTpW&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/science/archaeology-easte... Archive: https://archive.is/Rp4BN https://archive.is/Rp4BN
- Ethan312 11mo agoThe walking theory has always seemed plausible. Curious whether newer research points to it being the common method or just one of several ways they moved the statues.
- OhMeadhbh 11mo agoNot only did they walk -- they jogged and competed in 5k races centuries before suburbanites made it popular.