Rapa Nui - Moai
by Gavin and Jerri
moai fact.
The Moais backs are to the sea and are believed by most archaeologists to represent the spirits of ancestors, chief, or other high-ranking males who held important positions in the history of Easter island /Rapa Nui,the name given by the indigenous people to their island in the 1860s. The woman and the little girls wear dresses and the men wear a little towel in front of them
Summary..
Questions
1. Where is easter island located?
It is located by africa.
2.Who werer the settler on the island?
The Rapa Nui
3. What are some of the biggest mysteries surrounding Rapa Nui?
How the got on the island.
4.What do you think the moai were used for ?
To keep the spirts away from they family.
Ahu????
Ahu has two meanings in Easter Island culture . First , an ahu is the flat mound or stone pedestal upon which the moai stands. Ahu also signifies a sacred ceremonial site where several moai stand.
quarries????
A pit , usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, or blasting
fringe????
An outer edge