Ahu Tongariki with Poike Volcano in the background. The second Moai from the right has a Pukao on its head

Ahu Tongariki was substantially restored in the 1990s by a multidisciplinary team headed by archaeologists Claudio Cristino (Director) and Patricia Vargas (Co-director executive team), in a five years project carried out under an official agreement of the Chilean Government with Tadano Lt. and the University of Chile.

Map of Rapa Nui showing major Ahus with Moai. Ahu Tongariki, and Rano Raraku are on the South coast just before Poike at the eastern end of the island.

Ahu Tongariki was the main centre and capital of the Hotu Iti the eastern confederation of the Rapanui.^[1]

Ahu Tongariki in 1914. At the time all the coastal moai were still overturned

References

• Katherine Routledge (1919) The Mystery of Easter Island ISBN 0-932813-48-8

External links

• [[Ahu Tongariki] Restoration project]
• Unofficial Easter Island Homepage
• Easter Island Statue project
• How to make Walking Moai: a hypothesis about how Moai were transported
• Czech who made Moai statues walk returns to Easter Island
• History of Easter Island stones
• Easter Island - Moai Statue Scale
• University of Chile

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