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By Stephen Beech

Easter Island's statues were made by different groups of people, according to new research.

Easter Island’s iconic statues “were made by different groups of people”

Screenshot from a three-dimensional model of Rano Raraku quarry produced through Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry. (ArcGIS via SWNS)

Easter Island’s iconic statues “were made by different groups of people”

Unfinished moai attached to bedrock by keels along their backs demonstrate how carvers worked underneath from both sides until figures were separated from the source material. (Carl Lipo via SWNS)

Easter Island’s iconic statues “were made by different groups of people”

Three-dimensional model of Rano Raraku quarry produced through Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry. This comprehensive digital documentation, derived from 11,686 UAV images, reveals the complex spatial organization of production activities distributed across multiple workshop areas. (Carl Lipo via SWNS)

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