New Light On Mystery Of Easter Island Statues

New Light On Mystery Of Easter Island Statues

Posted By: NotRob
Date: Saturday, 13-Apr-2013 00:27:31

MessageToEagle.com - One of the most iconic series of monuments in the Pacific islands - the Moai - are again in scientific focus. Ancient carvings on the Easter Island statue Hoa Hakananai’a have recently been recorded and analysed by scientists from the University of Southampton. James Miles, Hembo Pagi and Dr Graeme Earl from the Archaeological Computing Research Group at the University of Southampton teamed up with archaeologist and editor of British Archaeology Mike Pitts to examine the statue at the Wellcome Trust Gallery in the British Museum, London. “The Hoa Hakananai’a statue has rarely been studied at first hand by archaeologists, but developments in digital imaging technology have now allowed us to examine it in unprecedented detail,” Dr Earl explained. http://www.messagetoeagle.com/newlighteasterislandstat.php#.UWjdwMu9KSM http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=273947