Tag Archives: Archaeology

27th April: Easter Island (Ana Te Pahu)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

On 27th April we visited Ana Te Pahu, one of Easter Island’s lava tubes, around the middle of the day.  We were also here on the 25th and I was nearby on the 24th.  It is also known as the … Continue reading →

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27th April: Easter Island (Hanga Piko)

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Before dawn on our last day on Easter Island, we turned up to the island’s tiny port at Hanga Piko (which means place of action).  Here there is a well-restored ahu (Ahu Riata) with a lone eroded moai on top. … Continue reading →

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26th April: Easter Island (Hanga Poukura, Vaihu and Akahanga)

Posted on June 26, 2011 by

Late in the afternoon of the 26th, after we had visited Vinapu, we continued along the south coast to Ahu Hanga Poukura,  Ahu Hanga Te’e O Vaihu and Ahu Akahanga,  going half of the way to Tongariki before we ran … Continue reading →

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26th April: Easter Island (Vinapu)

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

At mid-afternoon on the 26th we went to Ahu Vinapu O Tahiri, which is famous for its fine stone work, as you can see here.  (You can also click the image above for a much larger view.) Alternatively, here is … Continue reading →

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22nd April: Easter Island (Hanga Taharoa)

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Hanga Taharoa (or Taharoa Bay, if you like) is on the north coast of Easter island, about four kilometres east of Ahu Te Pito Kura and about four kilometres over the peninsula from Tongariki.  In 1722 Roggeveen landed somewhere along … Continue reading →

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26th April: Easter Island (Ahu Hanga Kio’e)

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

We arrived at Ahu Hanga Kio’e before dawn, with only a few horses for company. This is reputedly the last ahu built, in the mid 1600s.  The moai is in reasonably good repair and appears to have eye sockets so … Continue reading →

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25th April: Easter Island (Ahu Te Peu)

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

Ahu Te Peu, about 8 kilometres north of Hanga Roa , was once the focus of a significant community.  The main ahu is 70 metres long by 3 metres wide.  It was unfortunately damaged by the Thor Heyerdahl expedition in … Continue reading →

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25th April: Easter Island (Ana Kai Tangata)

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

In the mid afternoon of the 25th, I visited Ana Kai Tangata, a cave just on the outskirts of the sole town Hanga Roa. This is also known as the cannibal cave.  However, the name of the cave is ambiguous … Continue reading →

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25th April: Easter Island (Ahu Te Pito Kura)

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

We arrived at Ahu Te Pita Kura in the morning of the 25th, after visiting Ovahe at dawn and then Papa Vaka. The moai here was the largest ever moved to an ahu at nearly 10 metres tall and weighing … Continue reading →

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22nd & 24th April: Easter Island (Ovahe)

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

Ovahe is a pink sand beach not far south of Anakena, the only other beach on the island and a much larger white sand beach.  On the 22nd we followed a side road at Anakena and ended up on top … Continue reading →

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