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Source Image: PR938_01_11 of Easter Island Quarry

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Description

An unfinished statue left in place in the quarry.

Monument
Easter Island Quarry 
Monument Type
Quarry 
Material(s)
Tuff (Visual identification)  
Date
circa ad 700 - circa ad 1400 
Keywords
QuarryfaceRoughed-out Object  
Collections
Easter Island  

Location

Current Location
Rana Rarako 

Evidence for working practices

1. Toolmarks

Process
Roughing-out
Tool
Pick
Description
This statue was roughed-out as it was quarried using some form of pick or axe.

Notes

There are nearly 400 unfinished statues in the quarries of Easter Island. In this example, the piece is still roughed out and retains a more geometric planes than a finished statue. This statue happens to be from the Outer quarries.

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