On Sunday afternoon, we went to a lecture at the University of Arizona by Dr. Terry Hunt, the new Dean of the Honors College at UA. He has researched over many years on Easter Island, Rapa Nui. He co-wrote the book The Statues That Walked, about the mystery of how 1000 stone statues were moved across the island of Rapa Nui. Dr. Hunt talked about the history of the island and its people, and showed a short video of the moment when he believes they determined how the statues were moved. The experiment was being filmed by National Geographic and was made into a documentary and featured on the cover of the magazine. The statues were steadied with three ropes held by 18 strong men, and rocked back and forth to move forward. So interesting!
