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Source Image: PR938_01_08 of Easter Island Quarry

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Description

A roughed out 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 over 400 unfinished statues still left in the quarry. This piece happens to be from the Outer quarries.

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