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Source Image: PR938_02_17_04 of Easter Island Quarry

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Description

A quarry face.

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

Location

Current Location
Rana Rarako 

Evidence for working practices

1. Quarry-face

Process
Quarrying
Description
Particularly in the upper example, one can see where multiple statues were carved out of the same cliff face.

Notes

This is a view of the Outer quarries.

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