Case file · Folklore / legend
The moai that 'walked'
Rapa Nui tradition says the moai walked to their platforms by mana; in 2012 Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo showed that a team with ropes could 'walk' a replica upright by rocking it.
2012 CE · -27.12, -109.29 · status: explained
The account
Fallen statues along ancient roads have shapes that suit this method. The experiment answered claims that the moai required outside help or vanished technologies.