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Aku-Aku Eclipse
Easter Island
July 11th, 2010 |
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Puna Pau (Pukao Quarry)
2010-07-08 18:34 UTC |
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The topknots or hats placed on some of the moai statues,
pukao,
are made of a red volcanic stone called
scoria.
All of them were quarried from this volcanic cinder cone
near Hanga Roa. Here are some of the topknots in various
states of completion which remain near the quarry where they
were found in modern times.
This is the crater from which the scoria was quarried.
There are several scoria rocks on the site with petroglyphs, which
aren't easy to see unless the light is just right.
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