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» jcredmond - Easter Island Statues

Do you agree that they are giant tombstones? If not, what do you think they were carved for?

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» Migisi - Easter Island Statues

In response to Easter Island Statues posted by jcredmond:

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I don't think they were erected as tombstones. But it's entirely possible that islanders did bury their dead at the foot of these sacred statues. Everything I've read suggests the Moai statues were repositories and symbols of sacred spirit. They were allegedly charged with a magic spiritual essence (called 'mana').
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Researchers studying Incan masonry in Peru suggest that there's great similarity between the statues, rock carvings and walls on Easter Island. Peru also had a birdman culture like the Easter Islanders. I've seen the Incans dressed in birdman costumes dance at native American pow wows.

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» sacred_insights - Easter Island Statues

In response to Easter Island Statues posted by Migisi:
Now that is interesting! I always figured they were the native people's representations of the God's for some reason... I must admit I have not read much about Easter Island but I have watched a few documentaries and the statues always seemed to represent something greater than humanity and the physical existence we know here.

Cat

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» Migisi - Easter Island Statues

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A long time back, I studied the Moai statues and other types of carvings as part of a sculpture class I was taking. Easter Island has some fantastic rock carvings and cave art of birds and birdmen. Examples here;
http://www.geocities.com/raspberryswirrr...

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» sacred_insights - Easter Island Statues

In response to Easter Island Statues posted by Migisi:
Very interesting... you can really feel the energy from the rocks!

Cat

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» jcredmond - Easter Island Statues

In response to Easter Island Statues posted by sacred_insights:
It's an interesting place. It's cut off from everything.

There is a history of famine, civil wars, cannibalism...and yet there are these amazing statues.

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