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Source Image: PR938_02_21_12 of Easter Island Quarry
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Description
A pair of roughed out statues.
Monument
Easter Island Quarry
Monument Type
Quarry
Material(s)
Tuff
(Visual identification)
Date
circa
ad
700 -
circa
ad
1400
Keywords
Quarryface
,
Roughed-out Object
Collections
Easter Island
Location
Current Location
Rana Rarako
Evidence for working practices
1. Quarry-face
Process
Quarrying
Tool
Pick
Description
The quarry itself was worked using some form of stone pick or axe.
2. Toolmarks
Process
Roughing-out
Tool
Point
Method
Angle: Steep (60-70°)
Force: Hard
Description
The statues were roughly shaped in place, in this example the flat ends of two statues are visible as the carvers worked from front to back.
Notes
These statues are in the Outer quarries.
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