摩艾石像之谜.pptx

Moai—Easter Island statue;Easter island is an island in the south Pacific, the language called rapa nui, located in the west of Chile 3000 kilometers off the coast, the land area of 120 square kilometers. With hundreds of honour was famous for the giant stone full of mystery.;On Easter island statues, statues of more than 600 years, the average 5 to 10 meters high, weighing up to 30 to 90 tons, some statues were 10 tons of a hat. The statues were made from a whole piece of dark red igneous rock carving.;What is the purpose of building the Moai;How they were built?;How are they being moved in the past? ;Modern research: currently, the most reasonable explanation;The rapa nui believe that rock can represent their holy faith eternal eternal, so use of volcanic rocks in six hundred completed more than six hundred moai.The rapa nui regard these figures as a patron saint, to bless the crop harvest and good luck, so every tribe has its own stone.;Actually stone is not so heavy, the weight of it is exaggerated, it most of the material is relatively light stone. Used in the manufacture of stuck the rock is easy to machining, in common with a serrated knife can cut it down, hit it with a hammer, rock surface is not broken, but also can appear wrinkles. Because when stuck the rolling on the ground, it is not broken, but didnt the edges and corners, turned into a circle. Besides, Easter island statues are not wear a hat, hat statue is just an exception.;How are they being moved in the past? ;The riddle of Moai