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ology wooden rollers and other methods of transportation have also been discussed image credit bbc lipo et al 2013 have stated that wear marks on the torso and heads of the statues indicate that great pressures were hinged at these areas suggesting that the size shape and centre of gravity of the statues all point towards a rocking motion to gather the momentum to walk the statues after the initial contact with european sailors following roggeveen s landing in 1722 in which the moai were still standing it was reported that the toppling of the statues had commenced with almost no statues standing on the ahu platforms by 1868 it has been postulated by some researchers and historians lipo et al 2013 that the statues were thrown down with force by rival tribal bands but others have pointed out that at least some of the statues were carefully placed face down what is known is that some of the ahu platforms where the statues are face down also function as ossuaries or burial complexes today a total of 50 moai have been placed back in the standing position whilst a few have been shipped to institutions are the world lipo et al 2013 for further information on the moai i d recommend checking out an ongoing project entitled easter island statue project co directed by jo anne van tilburg and cristián arévalo pakarati whose homepage can be found here a detailed map of the moai on the ahu platforms on the island can be found here human osteology and population origin i think it is pertinent to touch on here a few of the few human osteology studies that have been carried out on aboriginal skeletal material of the rapa nui it has long been argued by some early archaeologist such as thor heyerdahl that rapi nui and other polynesian islands were settled by native americans although some archaeologists concede that contact between native americans and polynesians was feasible chapman 1997 161 the majority of the osteological and genetic tests carried out on human skeletal material indicates a polynesian origin for the aboriginal inhabitants of rapa nui chapman 1997 chapman gill 1998 stefan 1999 chapman gill 1998 189 measured the stature of 92 individuals from the rapa nui aboriginal population 54 males and 38 females from prehistoric a d 1680 1722 and protohistoric a d 1722 1868 populations the individuals were taken from the various tribal populations on the island and the bones in ranked order femur tibia fibula humerus radius or ulna were measured and analysed using a regression formula devised for new zealand maori populations chapman gill 1998 189 the results stated that there was no statistical difference between the tribal areas of the island and stature male average was 1726 mm and 1595 mm for females reflective of general sex dimorphism chapman gill 1998 191 the stature range was found to be within range of other polynesian groups and there were no obvious differences in stature within the population of the rapa nui island measuring a right humerus with an osteometric board and a calculator stature estimation is a vital technique in bioanthropology to gauge the height of past populations useful guide here image credit paul duffy at aberdeen council stefan 1999 and chapman s 1997 studies both indicate that the initial aboriginal population of rapa nui were from polynesian origins stefan s 1999 studied 50 cranio facial measurements on the crania of prehistoric protohistoric rapa nui populations and discovered greater between group homogeneity in males than females but not the population as a whole chapman 1997 171 study does highlight the need to thoroughly investigate the prehistoric and protohistoric populations genetically for any further population admixture and genetic drift from later populations with the need to specifically sample individuals from each main geographic location of the island as far as i am aware i do not know of any stable isotopic work that has been carried out on the skeletal remains but this could add another informative dimension to understanding the rapa nui culture 1 it must also be remembered the island was repeatedly visited and raided after roggeveen s first landing by european ships in the same century which ultimately led to a rejection of all ships by the rapa nui during the 19th century peruvian ships also repeatedly and successfully made slave raids on the island capturing up to a thousand aboriginals to work in the mines in peru the slave raids but also the introduction of new diseases from the europeans and from surviving miners caused the aboriginal population to dramatically fall resulting in an aboriginal population of only 111 individuals at one point in 1877 although a historic low the population had undergone fluctuation before but probably never to this dramatic extent the documentary state that around half of the modern population around 2500 individuals claim to be genetically related to the original aboriginal population the program also produced a succinct point by highlighting the ongoing struggles of rapa nui to become recognised as an independent island there are still many controversies surrounding the rapa nui culture and as highlighted above there is still little agreement on certain key points of the population history of the island and the ecological effects that this produced conclusion although only briefly mentioned here it is worth noting that rapa nui has evidence for a rich and diverse culture interestingly forment et al 2001 highlight the fact that the wooden carvings of human figures known as moai kavakava were being carved and produced in the same period as the terminal phase of the megalithic statues also noted is the fact that the wooden carvings probably do not indicate accurate physical reflections of the population forment et al 2001 532 as some researchers have suggested there are also numerous petroglyphs present throughout the island as well as an apparent script called rongorongo which included glyphs of geometric and pictographic images chapman 1997 although rapa nui is only 15 miles by 7 miles in size it has produced an incredibly diverse cultural legacy and material culture this is echoed today by the living population who understand the very real threat of population collapse and remain intent to keep their culture and cultural heritage alive notes 1 if i am mistaken i only did a quick literature search please email me or drop a comment below important update 25 10 14 new genomic evidence has shown that the human population of rapa nui had contact with the native american populations from around ad 1300 1500 the genome wide study of 27 native rapa nui individuals has discovered that there was significant contact between the inhabitants of rapa nui and native american populations from around 19 to 23 generations ago the evidence for european based population admixture dates from around ad 1850 1895 this is an outstanding piece of news please see the past horizons article for more information the 2014 current biology article can be found here further information watch the documentary easter island mysteries of a lost word uk bbc iplayer only available until the 11th of february explore the website of the easter island statue project watch a moai walk here bibliography chapman p m 1997 a biological review of the prehistoric rapanui the journal of the polynesian society 106 2 161 174 open access chapman p m gill w g 1998 estimation of stature for the prehistoric protohistoric rapanui the journal of the polynesian society 107 2 187 194 open access forment f huyge d valladas h 2001 ams 14c age determinations of rapanui easter island wood sculpture moai kavakava et 48 63 from brussels antiquity 75 529 32 open access via academia lightfoot d r eddy f w 1994 the agricultural utility of lithic mulch gardens past and present geojournal 34 4 425 437 partially open access lipo c p hunt t l haoa s r 2013 the walking megalithic statues moai of easter island journal of archaeological science 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