Silent Sentinel
And now for something a little different from my normal posts...
One of our neighbors has this 4 ft. Moai (statue) in their backyard and I'd never noticed it until the other day.
I don't know if they have visited Rapa Nui (Easter Island) or not, or if they're simply fascinated by these iconic figures and wanted to decorate their landscape with a replica. Either way, I found it engaging and so I've posted it here today.
There are close to 1,000 of these stone figures on the island off of Chile's coast, and some of them are 30 feet in height! The latest determination by scientists is that they were carved by the Polynesian Rapa Nui people around 1250 to 1500 CE, so approximately 600 to 900 years ago.
It is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and is an amazing archeological and historical place. Currently 5,000 Rapa Nui peoples live on the island, and it is a favorite tourist destination to see and experience in person.
Silent Sentinel
And now for something a little different from my normal posts...
One of our neighbors has this 4 ft. Moai (statue) in their backyard and I'd never noticed it until the other day.
I don't know if they have visited Rapa Nui (Easter Island) or not, or if they're simply fascinated by these iconic figures and wanted to decorate their landscape with a replica. Either way, I found it engaging and so I've posted it here today.
There are close to 1,000 of these stone figures on the island off of Chile's coast, and some of them are 30 feet in height! The latest determination by scientists is that they were carved by the Polynesian Rapa Nui people around 1250 to 1500 CE, so approximately 600 to 900 years ago.
It is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and is an amazing archeological and historical place. Currently 5,000 Rapa Nui peoples live on the island, and it is a favorite tourist destination to see and experience in person.