Rapa Nui ahu and moai cults (c. 1200–1868)

1. Polynesian settlement of Rapa Nui begins

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Polynesian settlers, Rapa Nui

   • Nature CEE
   • PLOS One

2. Earliest ahu platform construction begins

   Jan 1, 1250Labels: Ahu, Rapa Nui

   • PLOS One
   • Nature CEE

3. Moai quarrying intensifies at Rano Raraku

   Jan 1, 1350Labels: Rano Raraku, Moai quarry

   • Nature CEE
   • PLOS One

4. Ahu construction peaks in island-wide monumental program

   Jan 1, 1400Labels: Ahu, Island-wide program

   • Nature CEE

5. Pukao added to some moai

   Jan 1, 1450Labels: Pukao, Moai

   • PLOS One

6. Monument-building declines after mid-16th century

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: Monument decline, Rapa Nui

   • Nature CEE

7. Orongo ritual complex expands on Rano Kao rim

   Jan 1, 1600Labels: Orongo, Tangata manu

   • Nature CEE

8. Dutch expedition makes first recorded European contact

   Apr 5, 1722Labels: Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch expedition

   • History Wiki
   • Rapa Nui People

9. Spanish annexation ceremony and “signatures” recorded

   Nov 15, 1770Labels: Felipe Gonz, Spanish annexation

   • Ahedo
   • Oxford

10. Captain Cook anchors at Rapa Nui

    Mar 14, 1774Labels: James Cook, British voyage

    • Wikisource

11. Catholic missionary Eugène Eyraud settles at Hanga Roa

    Jan 2, 1864Labels: Eug ne, Catholic mission

    • Eyraud

12. HMS Topaze removes moai Hoa Hakananai'a and Moai Hava

    Nov 2, 1868Labels: HMS Topaze, Hoa Hakananai'a

    • British Museum
    • Topaze