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The Easter Island moai statues were carved by the Rapa Nui people to honor ancestors.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that the Easter Island moai statues were carved by the Rapa Nui people to honor ancestors?

Unclear. Several reference and scholarly sources indicate the moai were carved by the Rapa Nui and were regarded as living faces of ancestors, though the sources hedge that the ancestor-honoring purpose is suspected rather than certain.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 4 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 4
Easter Island
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Easter Island. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Island

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Rapa Nui people
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Rapa Nui people. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapa_Nui_people

Road My Body Goes Goes: Re-creating Ancestors from Stone at the Great Moai Quarry of Rano Raraku, Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
2011
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M., C. R. K. C. T. (. P. T. P. a. E. T. (2011). Road My Body Goes Goes: Re-creating Ancestors from Stone at the Great Moai Quarry of Rano Raraku, Rapa Nui (Easter Island). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/LOC_Richards_RoadMyBodyGoes_WA43_2011

Moai - Wikipedia
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Moai - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moai

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