EditorialEaster Island: the famous " moai" -statues were all quarried from the tuff of the crater walls of Rano Raraku volcano. Each statue had its front and sides finished before being detached from the bedrock. Unfinished " moai" lie on th...
EditorialEaster Island: the famous " moai" -statues were all quarried from the tuff of the crater walls of Rano Raraku volcano. Each statue had its front and sides finished before being detached from the bedrock. Unfinished " moai" lie on th...
EditorialJadeite axe head, Neolithic, c4000-c2000 BC. This elegant axe has been polished all over and would have required many hours of careful labour. It is in pristine condition, and it is unlikely that it was ever intended for practical use. Its function was...