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Stone quarrying and ahu construction on Rapa Nui (c. 1200–1700)

Stone quarrying and ahu construction on Rapa Nui (c. 1200–1700)

  1. Settlement and initial stone architecture begins

    Labels: Polynesian settlers, Early ahu
  2. Ahu platform tradition expands across the island

    Labels: Ahu platforms, Island-wide tradition
  3. Rano Raraku becomes the primary moai quarry

    Labels: Rano Raraku, Moai quarry
  4. Long-distance movement of quarried stone intensifies

    Labels: Quarry networks, Stone transport
  5. Pukao production emerges at Puna Pau

    Labels: Puna Pau, Pukao production
  6. Puna Pau serves as sole red scoria source

    Labels: Puna Pau, Red scoria
  7. Ahu Akivi platform construction (phase one)

    Labels: Ahu Akivi, Ceremonial plaza
  8. Precision masonry exemplified at Ahu Vinapu

    Labels: Ahu Vinapu, Precision masonry
  9. Ahu Akivi expanded and seven moai erected

    Labels: Ahu Akivi, Moai erection
  10. Rano Raraku quarrying continues into late period

    Labels: Rano Raraku, Moai production
  11. Quarry landscapes integrated with cultivation evidence

    Labels: Quarry cultivation, Rano Raraku
  12. Late ahu-and-moai construction wanes before 1700

    Labels: Late decline, Monumental waning