[HN Gopher] New 3D scan reveals a hidden network of moai carvers...
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       New 3D scan reveals a hidden network of moai carvers on Easter
       Island
        
       Author : saikatsg
       Score  : 30 points
       Date   : 2025-11-30 19:45 UTC (5 days ago)
        
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       | mzs wrote:
       | Lipo CP, Hunt TL, Pakarati G, Pingel T, Simmons N, et al. (2025)
       | Megalithic statue (moai) production on Rapa Nui (Easter Island,
       | Chile). PLOS ONE 20(11): e0336251.
       | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336251
        
       | pacaro wrote:
       | Reading this, it feels like an application on Conway's law.
        
       | jandrewrogers wrote:
       | This is paper is re-stating, almost literally, what the locals
       | all told me in great detail. What was the basis for an
       | alternative prevailing theory?
        
         | RandomBacon wrote:
         | > Much of the so-called "mystery" of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
         | comes from the lack of openly available, detailed evidence that
         | would allow researchers to evaluate hypotheses and construct
         | explanations.
         | 
         | No, much of the mystery comes from not talking with the locals
         | (the Rapa Nui).
         | 
         | I have been to Rapa Nui (Easter Island), and I highly recommend
         | visiting.
         | 
         | Also, some of the mystery comes from podcasts that pretend to
         | be authoritative and spew out falsities.
        
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