Easter Island Moai Statues: WHAT is Carved on the BACK? | Ancient Architects

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2 жыл бұрын

We’ve all seen the incredible Moai statues, created to honour the ancestors of Easter Island, known locally as Rapa Nui, between 1000 and 1650 AD.
There are around 900 statues on the island, some weighing up to 86 tons and some 10 metres high. Most are carved from volcanic tuff, which is basically compressed volcanic ash and compared to volcanic rock like basalt, it is easier to carve with stone tools.
Some moai statues though, a minority, are made of basalt, such as the example on display in the British museum. Only 13 moai are made of this harder rock type and they tend to be the earliest examples. The one in the British Museum dates to between 1000 and 1200 AD.
Something not everybody knows though, is that the backs of some of the statues are also intricately carved. Interestingly, these carvings are not considered to be original features. Sometimes the motifs are carved in low relief, sometimes incised, but what are these strange images actually showing? Watch the video to find out.
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@AncientArchitects
@AncientArchitects 2 жыл бұрын
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@belflower
@belflower 2 жыл бұрын
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@marisatrottman4944
@marisatrottman4944 2 жыл бұрын
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@MGBranco
@MGBranco 2 жыл бұрын
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@irianscott1062
@irianscott1062 2 жыл бұрын
I doubt the so-called birdman cult in anyway superseded ancestor worship.The Polynesian religious-cultural paradigm is heavily atavistic. The birdman cult would be a later expression of ancestral reverence. But this doesn't entail it was connected animism or any form of animal worship. Also, the red hats are probably not hats but would represent joints connecting the moai to the ancestral sky. They descend from the sky father, and were probably viewed from below as up holding the firmament. The are painted red because that colour neutralises taboo/tapu.
@gaborzaiyd8137
@gaborzaiyd8137 2 жыл бұрын
Its surprising how few people can see that the design on the back of the Moai represents Easter Island itself. In this context look at the circle on the loin cloth and match it to the crater. Then matches the eyes of the two birds to the larger volcanoes on the other end of the island ie.. Terevaka and Puakatite. Then the egg becomes the volcano named Rano. The island is representative of the back of a giant. What is interesting is the significance of the smaller volcano Rano and the birth place of all Moai on the island. In essence the design is an ancestral creation story.
@julesgosnell9791
@julesgosnell9791 2 жыл бұрын
I tried doing this on google maps - I don't buy it: - I couldn't find a site called "Puakatite" - Medieval Easter Islanders did not have satellite views of their island - I can't think of another mythology that identifies a volcano with an eye - people think of eyes as coming in pairs - Do the translations of any of the place names align with this mythology ? - The fitting of the pictures to the map seems to require a bit of a stretch of the imagination
@gaborzaiyd8137
@gaborzaiyd8137 2 жыл бұрын
@@julesgosnell9791 they are the old volcano craters on the island.
@dylanscott4317
@dylanscott4317 Жыл бұрын
Why are the carvings identical with Gobekli tepe pillars?
@HiHo-zh4rd
@HiHo-zh4rd 8 ай бұрын
​@@dylanscott4317also the imagery of sky, water, a tiny rock and an egg. That is Egyptian, Hindu and partially sumerian. I don't believe they had the cosmic egg concept.
@reydelosjimenez4934
@reydelosjimenez4934 2 ай бұрын
I loooove you😂
@kenhughes009
@kenhughes009 2 жыл бұрын
I think you would find the history of Hawaii very interesting as well. A lot of the pre-missionary history is not commonly known. For instance there was once a step pyramid near the Kapoho area of the Big Island of Hawaii. Some of the stones from it were used in the construction of Iolani Palace in Honolulu. Today the site just looks like a typical cinder cone. Hawaii has an incredibly diverse and compelling history.
@PhoenixLyon
@PhoenixLyon 2 жыл бұрын
I just learned about the Little People of Hawaii . Fascinating history on those islands.✌😸
@lindagomez3114
@lindagomez3114 2 жыл бұрын
Sweet not many people want to accept it
@pagerhoads1531
@pagerhoads1531 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I have been wondering about Hawaii what's really hidden in the islands
@Boris82much
@Boris82much 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting stuff.
@wesleytroyan5434
@wesleytroyan5434 2 жыл бұрын
Aloha Ken - any suggestions where i can learn more of that history of Hawaii? I've lived on Maui for 10 years. Thank you
@philharmonicwittgenstein9662
@philharmonicwittgenstein9662 2 жыл бұрын
Is it just me, or does anyone else notice the similarity of the bird engravings with those on pillar 43 - the Vulture stone - at Gobekli Tepe? Not suggesting any link, just remarkable nonetheless.
@belflower
@belflower 2 жыл бұрын
yeah, check it out kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jZadm5aHs5_FqnU.html
@andyb9675
@andyb9675 2 жыл бұрын
I thought so too, very similiar.. for two cultures so far apart, yet both steeped in mystery..
@royserles5322
@royserles5322 2 жыл бұрын
There is a channel called Atlas Confirmed, his very first video talks about the similarity between the two.
@lorrainebarlow6754
@lorrainebarlow6754 2 жыл бұрын
he keeps saying they were carved later, so how old are they if the carvings are the same on pillar43,, in Turkey thousands of miles away,
@Boris82much
@Boris82much 2 жыл бұрын
I noticed the similarities too. Another interesting thing is the red hair atop the statues. Ancient history is littered with stories of red haired giants, in Peru, Egypt, India and even in the U.S. in the late 1800s.
@HistoryWithKayleigh
@HistoryWithKayleigh 2 жыл бұрын
The Moai statue at the British Museum looked so lonely without his friends 🗿 I feel like he should be returned to where he belongs. Of course it was amazing to see it and to be able to look at the intricate details 🙂 Thank you for this amazing video Matt!
@AncientArchitects
@AncientArchitects 2 жыл бұрын
It is sad it’s there. I mean, it’s great to be able to see them, but also it should be returned if Easter island want it back.
@easygroove
@easygroove 2 жыл бұрын
The Museum of Stolen and Robbed Stuff...
@floydriebe4755
@floydriebe4755 2 жыл бұрын
@@easygroove pretty much any museum can be called that. many wonderful things would have been lost to the average person without them. the whole subject is a conundrum.
@luminousfractal420
@luminousfractal420 2 жыл бұрын
they have a lot to return
@MrTryAnotherOne
@MrTryAnotherOne 2 жыл бұрын
@@easygroove A lot would have been lost if it hadn't been 'robbed'.
@edkaminski6355
@edkaminski6355 2 жыл бұрын
I have never heard anybody mention the backs of the statues. Nice work!
@phoneguy4637
@phoneguy4637 2 жыл бұрын
hey matthew, is it just me or does the mirrored design on the back of the british moai resemble huge similarties to that at göbekli tepe and on early egyptian slate palettes? c'mon, peoples, I can't be the only one thinking that.
@sharonjuniorchess
@sharonjuniorchess 2 жыл бұрын
Except that it took more than ten thousand years to get there.
@phoneguy4637
@phoneguy4637 2 жыл бұрын
@@sharonjuniorchess so...? enough time, I'd say. don't forget: 11000 years ago our continents were better connected to each other then today. plus, we don't know when first boats REALLY arrived at mesoamerica. and at easter island.
@belflower
@belflower 2 жыл бұрын
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@brianmsahin
@brianmsahin 2 жыл бұрын
There's definitely a similarity there, and I've actually been to both places. In fact was in Göbekli Tepe just a few weeks ago, but Easter Island was 17 years past. It's difficult to say there's a particular link as the time difference is possibly enormous. Plus there would have been similar local animals that could make the carvings seem connected but they might not be. However!! Is there a possibility that these monuments are much older? It's difficult if not impossible to know how old a stone carving actually is as carbon dating doesn't work on stone. Even the pyramids may be older than estimated. There's a lot of mystery surrounding Easter Island and though totally unscientific I felt that the age of some of the statues were ancient beyond what is thought. But that doesn't mean a link to other groups. Parallel cultural evolution is a more likely explanation.
@sharonjuniorchess
@sharonjuniorchess 2 жыл бұрын
@@brianmsahin I see similarities between Polynesian art and Celtic art forms but unless we can find evidence that they are related it is to easy to jump to conclusions. There is good evidence that the Egyptians were sailing around in this areas more than 1,000 years earlier. Maybe they took them there?
@douglashartman729
@douglashartman729 2 жыл бұрын
You should give the KZfaq channel Atlantis Confirmed the credit they deserve for putting this all together some months ago don't you think?
@mikesully
@mikesully 2 жыл бұрын
Has anyone else noticed how similar the bird creatures with the ball look like the ones carved at Gobekli Tepe??
@rachel_v_k
@rachel_v_k 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! This is fascinating! The bird carvings with the egg remind me of the carvings on the pillars at Gobekli Tepe. It appears to be done in the same style.
@damink_8508
@damink_8508 Жыл бұрын
Many Easter Islanders and NZ Maori share ancestry, mainly through the brothers HotuMatau and HotuRoa, who, along with their other five brothers are responsible for alot of settling and resettling thought the Pacific. One of the pillars at gobleki tepe seem to tell one of the (atleast Maori) stories of creation
@brianmsahin
@brianmsahin 2 жыл бұрын
Great video as always. During my backpacking trip around the world I was lucky enough to see many places including Nazca lines, Machu Picchu, and a week on Easter Island. It was amazing and those video is not just informative but brings back great memories.. Thank you!!
@barrywalser2384
@barrywalser2384 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for producing this video. I have heard of the carvings and bird cult but you put everything in clear and concise context. I appreciate it!
@badstate
@badstate 2 жыл бұрын
Egg Hunt ritual on Easter Island? I'm flabbergasted.
@ptrcktrnr
@ptrcktrnr 2 жыл бұрын
Well explained. Heard tons about Easter island, but to have it so concise was a treat. Thank you.
@Boris82much
@Boris82much 2 жыл бұрын
The symbols on the backs of the statues look so similar to the carvings at Gobeckli Tepe, Turkey, a 12,000 year old settlement that has changed scientists' views of the human race. There is also a statue discovered there that has similar characteristics. Wow!
@trader2137
@trader2137 2 жыл бұрын
easter island statues are like 600 years old, nothing impressive
@drtomintucson
@drtomintucson 2 жыл бұрын
I can't remember who it was, but somebody just did a video linking the symbology on the backs of the Moai to Golbeckli Tepe, and the fact that many of the Moai are better than waist deep in sediment suggesting a much earlier date than Matt mentioned. Who's right? I'll have to look up that video now.
@Boris82much
@Boris82much 2 жыл бұрын
@@drtomintucson Sometimes
@Boris82much
@Boris82much 2 жыл бұрын
@@drtomintucson Don't the statues look as if a volcanic eruption sent flowing lava down and around them, possibly burying more than we know? If we can determine the last time that volcano blew, might help to better age the statues?
@Boris82much
@Boris82much 2 жыл бұрын
@@trader2137 I think they're much much older, thousands of years. There's so much evidence of a global civilization which was destroyed 12,000 years ago from a flood catastrophe, and Easter Island shows evidence of being a part of that culture.
@jesallay
@jesallay 2 жыл бұрын
Congrats for the great video. I've been there two times, I know abot the legends from the local people and you perfectly depicted every detail.
@TheoriginalTHX007
@TheoriginalTHX007 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, l was totally unaware of these carvings Great work as usual 🤘
@kawasakikev8905
@kawasakikev8905 2 жыл бұрын
as with so many old things , the earliest examples are the best and finest examples . i love this channel it makes everyday a schoolday , always something new i didn't know about before . thanks Matt
@AncientArchitects
@AncientArchitects 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the continued support Kev!
@anediareese
@anediareese 2 жыл бұрын
Wow Thank-you so much!! This is the first time I've ever heard that they had carvings on the back!! Great video!!
@zenflow4life
@zenflow4life 2 жыл бұрын
Before this kicks off .. while watching the starting commercial..let me say... thank you for this video!!! I was just looking at a photo of the statues the other day and was curious about the carvings on the back. This was right on time in my feed.
@cthulhukc7six6six37
@cthulhukc7six6six37 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, I like to learn new things about our ancestors. Looking forward to seeing all you upload and share.
@AncientArchitects
@AncientArchitects 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@tafinzer
@tafinzer 2 жыл бұрын
The relief carving reminds me of the "T" column carvings at Gobekli Tepe 🤔
@AncientArchitects
@AncientArchitects 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, others have said that but the detail is quite different when you break it down - in my opinion
@belflower
@belflower 2 жыл бұрын
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@tafinzer
@tafinzer 2 жыл бұрын
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@tafinzer
@tafinzer 2 жыл бұрын
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@tafinzer 2 жыл бұрын
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@jillymouseful
@jillymouseful 2 жыл бұрын
Very informative 🙏 Thanks for sharing ❤☘
@JMM33RanMA
@JMM33RanMA 2 жыл бұрын
Another fascinating video. I read about Thor Heyerdahl's expedition to the island years ago, and what he learned about the culture. I have a question, though. Easter Is. is sometimes referred to as the furthest point of the Polynesian expansions. They were into tattooing and scarification. I wonder if anyone has looked at the designs on the Moai and compared them to the designs used by various polynesian groups. If they are identical, it MIGHT suggest answers to questions about their origins. Thanks for another interesting video, Matt. Keep up the good work.
@mariainespuigchinet
@mariainespuigchinet 2 жыл бұрын
SOME DESIGNS ARE IDENTICAL TO POLINESIAN CULTURE
@senatorjosephmccarthy2720
@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 2 жыл бұрын
@@mariainespuigchinet . No need to yell.
@tablescissors67
@tablescissors67 2 жыл бұрын
@@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 that's very interesting
@ignachioelsmith9053
@ignachioelsmith9053 2 жыл бұрын
Great video as always. 👍
@smuntdogmillionaire
@smuntdogmillionaire 2 жыл бұрын
You literally cover everything Matt… Just when I’m hooked on one civilisation. You give me another!!! Your the man !
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@smuntdogmillionaire 2 жыл бұрын
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@dannyfriar5653
@dannyfriar5653 2 жыл бұрын
So... Atlantis confirmed?
@SillyYou1
@SillyYou1 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great video! I had no idea there were carvings on the back of the statues!! 👍🏼❤
@327mariposa
@327mariposa 2 жыл бұрын
Steve from Atlantis Confirmed filmed a KZfaq video back in June of this year.
@skattyopt
@skattyopt 2 жыл бұрын
I love this channel so much.
@ignominius3111
@ignominius3111 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating! Something I knew nothing about.
@fasterfossil
@fasterfossil 2 жыл бұрын
Has anyone noticed the sililarity to the Gobeckli Tepi carvings? Fingoers on the stomach and stylized animals especially.
@jimtimmy6616
@jimtimmy6616 2 жыл бұрын
Very similar to the piller at Göbeklitepe with the bird holding a Round object....that was my first thought. Great video
@belflower
@belflower 2 жыл бұрын
good eye! 🧿 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jZadm5aHs5_FqnU.html
@bruderk4257
@bruderk4257 2 жыл бұрын
What a great theme for a video. I thank you.
@noonespecific9463
@noonespecific9463 2 жыл бұрын
Easter island , very cool, very interesting about the statues, every time I watch something on this area I learn something sort of surprising, I never gave these as much attention as other megalithic stone work. What’s not surprising is learning it here, I just love this channel!
@johnswindale9115
@johnswindale9115 2 жыл бұрын
Most enjoyable, as are all your content is. Having lived in Egypt for over 10 years I have seen the king Tut's wonderful things many times. But I have never seen or read comments on the reverse of the death mask. It is as beautiful as the front. Is it worth a look at from your point of view. Love your content. Many thanks. I watch most videos on a tv as eyes are not so good, so do not comment to many times.
@jacquelineloveselvis
@jacquelineloveselvis 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Thank you. 👍
@Chaves_Novo_Quiz
@Chaves_Novo_Quiz 2 жыл бұрын
I never heard about those carving on the back, shame on other channels ! Good work !
@ismayilarifoglu6226
@ismayilarifoglu6226 2 жыл бұрын
It is funny, in any other documentaries about these idols, none of the authors described the back of these statues (it tells a lot, generational memory for example!), but only front of them and direction they are looking at. It brings me to one thing: they want to push his/her own very narrow theory of the easter civilization. Excellent job, thank you. The birds look like Göbekli Tepe temple birds, btw. Ancients were perfect seamen, I would guess, descendants of Atlantis people.
@ogedeh
@ogedeh 2 жыл бұрын
It always bothered me, that ppl seem to think that sea travel for the ancients was like going to the moon
@MyDemolation
@MyDemolation 2 жыл бұрын
connect all the theories we got
@JamesFenczik
@JamesFenczik 2 жыл бұрын
agreed, they look just like the birds on Gobekli Tepe, if you havent read it I highly recommend "Prehistory Decoded" by Martin Sweatman (Author of the gobekli tepe paper: "What does the fox say") about the carvings at gobekli tepe.
@eliinthewolverinestate6729
@eliinthewolverinestate6729 2 жыл бұрын
Moa were nine species of now-extinct flightless birds endemic to New Zealand
@spaceofmind4962
@spaceofmind4962 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Matt, always a pleasure
@AncientArchitects
@AncientArchitects 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@antoninorex5857
@antoninorex5857 2 жыл бұрын
The Birdman on the Left Shoulder blade has 6 toes, the Carvings are Raised, similar to carvings at Gobekli tepe.
@mayro4803
@mayro4803 2 жыл бұрын
I literally saw this same graphic a few a hours ago and then this video uploads 😀
@AncientArchitects
@AncientArchitects 2 жыл бұрын
👍
@belflower
@belflower 2 жыл бұрын
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@spicymeatball3563
@spicymeatball3563 2 жыл бұрын
I think the back of the statues look like pillar 43
@AncientArchitects
@AncientArchitects 2 жыл бұрын
Both have birds but they are very very different in my opinion.
@belflower
@belflower 2 жыл бұрын
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@pprehn5268
@pprehn5268 2 жыл бұрын
thanks very much...learned a lot
@ancientsitesgirl
@ancientsitesgirl 2 жыл бұрын
Unique art, birds stylized by pascuans, just Rapanui! I've been a fan since reading Aku Aku, which is always ... Thanks greetings 💗🗿
@AncientArchitects
@AncientArchitects 2 жыл бұрын
👍
@malgorzatajackowska7820
@malgorzatajackowska7820 2 жыл бұрын
😀
@JMM33RanMA
@JMM33RanMA 2 жыл бұрын
That's the title of Heyerdahl's book. I forgot to mention it, but the book was fascinating.
@ancientsitesgirl
@ancientsitesgirl 2 жыл бұрын
@@JMM33RanMA Of course, I started with Kon Tiki like everyone else :P
@JMM33RanMA
@JMM33RanMA 2 жыл бұрын
@@ancientsitesgirl Yeah, they were fascinating. I remember getting an attack of claustrophobia when he went into a narrow tunnel. I hadn't had that before, but when I got to Egypt I couldn't bring myself to crawl through the pyramid's entrance, even though I knew that the gallery inside was wider.
@bakfixx
@bakfixx 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation. The carvings on the back seem to resemble some of the works at Gobekli Tepe.
@belflower
@belflower 2 жыл бұрын
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@bakfixx
@bakfixx 2 жыл бұрын
@@belflower thank you. Very impressive . More similarities than I realized. The relationship seems convincing.
@Picollo30
@Picollo30 2 жыл бұрын
@@belflower remember that most of Gobekli Tepe area is still hidden who's to say what can be found there
@thomastmc
@thomastmc 2 жыл бұрын
It's interesting that the Hoa Hakananai'a moai at the British Museum has so much erosion, given that there are many much older examples of basalt statues and blocks from India, Egypt, and Central/South America that are far, far less eroded.
@joaonolasco5046
@joaonolasco5046 2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating history, Rapa Nui isolation but so aligned to other ancient mythology so far apart...!
@lynnmitzy1643
@lynnmitzy1643 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Matt ❤️⛰️❤️
@zulqarnainkhan8084
@zulqarnainkhan8084 2 жыл бұрын
Sir Your channel is best All moai statues are watching at sky
@AncientArchitects
@AncientArchitects 2 жыл бұрын
Not necessarily… could be looking inland and up towards the high ground. Heads are not inclined enough in my opinion. If sky watchers why are they looking into the land and not out to sea, which would be better for observing the heavens 🤔
@floydriebe4755
@floydriebe4755 2 жыл бұрын
these carvings do look similar to Gobekli Tepe ones, but it's all in the details. the fact that many cultures had "birdmen" does not necesarily mean they were connected in some way. just that their mindsets were similar. thanks for such interesting and informative videos, Matt! hope you're feeling better!
@belflower
@belflower 2 жыл бұрын
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@darkanchordesigns5906
@darkanchordesigns5906 2 жыл бұрын
Atlantis Confirmed went in depth about this months ago
@edski1955
@edski1955 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Matt for another great video!!! Apparently no one has ever found the quarry where the basalt moi came from! There’s one moi with a carved sailing ship on its back, complete with tall masts and sails!
@luminousfractal420
@luminousfractal420 2 жыл бұрын
the bearded men at it again
@marshabeatty6589
@marshabeatty6589 2 жыл бұрын
I was wondering about that
@raymondbrolly18499
@raymondbrolly18499 2 жыл бұрын
Nice 1 Matt, I didn’t realise they were made from different types of stone.
@andyb9675
@andyb9675 2 жыл бұрын
The amount of time I have spent stood in front of that very Moai statue at the British Museum, asking it to give up its secrets to me (not literally of course), is unhealthy. You have, as always Matt, raised some very good, and thought provoking lines of questioning here... the "bird man" symbology is strong, and stretches through millenia.. Certainly an interesting research path to go down :)
@belflower
@belflower 2 жыл бұрын
start here ! 🧿 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jZadm5aHs5_FqnU.html
@CARRJ142
@CARRJ142 2 жыл бұрын
Great Video
@bobjuniel8683
@bobjuniel8683 2 жыл бұрын
I thank you for explaining the scientific investigation and evidence revealing that these carvings were later additions. That would not have been my guess and belief. We must show more respect and give credit to professional archeologists and historians. They do their best to find the truth. This is not just important to understanding the Moai Statues but also to understanding scientific research into the history and the truth of the past. We all owe Ancient Architects a debt of gratitude. Thank You.
@MartinScharfe
@MartinScharfe 2 жыл бұрын
So great, making the carvings visible. Should happen everywhere.
@JonnoPlays
@JonnoPlays 2 жыл бұрын
The red stone on top is supposed to be red hair worn in a top knot by important individuals. Makes one wonder how they lifted it up there?
@jiffysavage
@jiffysavage 2 жыл бұрын
Top knot?
@JonnoPlays
@JonnoPlays 2 жыл бұрын
@@jiffysavage 👍
@christianbuczko1481
@christianbuczko1481 2 жыл бұрын
After hearing about the baskets on the head of the winner when they swam back, id say thats far more likely to represent an egg basket, the hair idea is far less likely as they represent the birdman man cult icons and the basket would be important in that, showing they had won that dangerous competition.
@ancientexplorer1865
@ancientexplorer1865 2 жыл бұрын
I had a conversation with the curator of the Kon Tiki museum in Oslo. He told me he had visited Rapa Nui and that the red top on the statues are called pukao and that this name is also used to descibe the top knot the locals make in an annual ceremony where they color their hair red and put it up in a knot.
@christianbuczko1481
@christianbuczko1481 2 жыл бұрын
@@ancientexplorer1865 that doesnt mean its the correct idea though. The hair may be a stylised version originating from the basket. Very little actual history of the place is known, most of what is known is only a 150 years old with even the written language having been lost about that time. And that was after the islands population was decimated by south american slavers and diseases killing off most of the people by the time people interested in history arrived and started recirding things.
@gerrardstones4246
@gerrardstones4246 Жыл бұрын
Great show.
@Jayjay-hl4rk
@Jayjay-hl4rk 2 жыл бұрын
Hi, just letting you know that even tho I've clicked on notify all, I was not notified about this video.
@sharieloutullett2020
@sharieloutullett2020 2 жыл бұрын
That was really interesting thanks
@belflower
@belflower 2 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jZadm5aHs5_FqnU.html
@XLA-zg1nn
@XLA-zg1nn 2 жыл бұрын
Love these guys
@stage1greg
@stage1greg 2 жыл бұрын
thanks matt, you rock.
@danstory4286
@danstory4286 2 жыл бұрын
It's an ancient message that reads: "We've been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty..."
@richardzauner1845
@richardzauner1845 2 жыл бұрын
It's quite interesting the the imagery used on the art of Easter Island is almost identical to the imagery found at Gobekli Tepe. Is this simply coincidence, or an indication of a deeper meaning we have yet to understand???
@YunaOnHome
@YunaOnHome 2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating to hear about the vulvas on the back, especially with them being older than the bird warrior cult covering them. It made me looking up female ones. To my astonishment there was one with breasts and it clearly is much degraded by age. However even more so about the name. The dramatically flattened bodies of Rapa Nui female figures (moai papa) contrast with their fully modeled heads. The word papa in the Rapa Nui language literally denotes a flat horizontal surface of volcanic rock, but it may also indirectly refer to Papa, the female personification of the earth in many Polynesian cultures. Although indisputably female, moai papa also display masculine features, including goatee beards and, typically, bald heads.
@joshuagoff7878
@joshuagoff7878 2 жыл бұрын
what about aigius shield depicting the gorgon an her two sisters or athena with her owl friend or sometimes just a symble of birds
@joshuagoff7878
@joshuagoff7878 2 жыл бұрын
inverted v is also athena symble, pachamama might be the origin of athena if the amazons mythology is true
@brianchurch1254
@brianchurch1254 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting!
@YunaOnHome
@YunaOnHome 2 жыл бұрын
@@joshuagoff7878 the gorgon sisters had a bad time in the legends after the male dominated cults of Olympus retold their story in a bad light much like many if only delegated to just spouses especially during the transition from Minoans to Mycenaeans
@tablescissors67
@tablescissors67 2 жыл бұрын
YunaOnHome: You see it now too though, culture dominating and redefining narratives to their own ideologies
@gyro4250
@gyro4250 2 жыл бұрын
I want to compete for a year off. That sounds awesome!
@PainterFRO
@PainterFRO 2 жыл бұрын
Those bird carvings are very close to the ones at Gobekli Tepe!
@christianbuczko1481
@christianbuczko1481 2 жыл бұрын
A reed basket on the head sounds alot like whats on top of the moai.
@yardsaleuw3075
@yardsaleuw3075 2 жыл бұрын
Anthony Peratt's plasma research and correlations with pictographs carved all over the world. The bird headed squatterman is one of the most intriguing, and seems to have significance to almost all ancient cultures.
@TheDing1701
@TheDing1701 2 жыл бұрын
10:08 I had to rewind. I swore you said: "friggin' bird". 😆
@YK-ll5uv
@YK-ll5uv 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent! YK
@johannahidalgo7738
@johannahidalgo7738 2 жыл бұрын
Oh damm hell!!! Now I find out these statues have stuff on their backs??!!!! Why, why hasn’t this been talked about before??? I mean, intensely? Thanks for this great upload!😉👌😻😻😻😻
@belflower
@belflower 2 жыл бұрын
🤯🤯 >> kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jZadm5aHs5_FqnU.html
@UltrEgoVegeta
@UltrEgoVegeta 2 жыл бұрын
We don't want rule 34 artists to know about the stone booty cheeks
@eliinthewolverinestate6729
@eliinthewolverinestate6729 2 жыл бұрын
There are also carving of some extinct bird that had arm like wings in India. The were very colorful.
@UpNorthOfThe49th
@UpNorthOfThe49th 2 жыл бұрын
The birds remind me of those at Göbekli Tepe.
@ursus9104
@ursus9104 2 жыл бұрын
Quite astonishing they have found such spectacular artifacts in England of all places, reminiscent of similar finds on Easter Island…..
@stargate918
@stargate918 2 жыл бұрын
The bird image reminds me of pillar 43 at göbekli tepe
@seapeoples9461
@seapeoples9461 2 жыл бұрын
They are the ancestors of the Maori I believe. The back carvings prove it. Images like these can be found in caves on the island of Te Ika a Maui. Maui, Moai, Maori are distinctively similar. The wrap is a piopio flax garment. The statues were made in wooden molds. Idk for sure.
@philhermetic
@philhermetic 2 жыл бұрын
I think there is maybe a connection between the depression above the loincloth bands and the depression on the islands topography? Phil
@damink_8508
@damink_8508 Жыл бұрын
The bird carvings on Rapanui look similar to the old cave paintings found in NZ Canterbury. Can be found depicted in various Marae around Canterbury, in particular Rehua Marae. The ancestors of this area (Waitaha) claim to have been in NZ for thousands years and came after Maui's discovery of the nz islands from Rapanui (and possibly Peru)
@CaptainMorganxxx
@CaptainMorganxxx 2 жыл бұрын
I am curious how these carvings and general weather wear on these statues can take place, how much rain does this area receive
@glennllewellyn7369
@glennllewellyn7369 2 жыл бұрын
Those vulvas look a lot like cowrie shells. Very common ceremonial pieces.
@jigold22571
@jigold22571 2 жыл бұрын
Thank You.
@Spiritualego
@Spiritualego 2 жыл бұрын
Matt I do think you owe Steve from atlantis confirmed a shout out!
@tarkajedi3331
@tarkajedi3331 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant...
@mrains100
@mrains100 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@hatuletoh
@hatuletoh 2 жыл бұрын
I was supposed to go to Easter Island a few years ago. Took me a year to put the trip together; I'd paid non-refundable deposits, and was all set to go...until three days before I got on the plane to Chile, when I burned the shit out of my arm with hot oil. I went to the burn clinic at the local university hospital--arguably the best burn clinic in the US--and asked them if I was safe to go. The doctor said, "well...you've got second and third degree burns all up your arm, and while right now I don't think we'll need to do skin grafts, I can't say for certain for a couple days. So yeah, if you can handle the pain, you're probably safe to go. I'd say I'm 80% sure you'll be fine. The problem is, if I'm wrong and that burn gets infected you'll need to get to a competent, modern hospital within about 48 or 72 hours from when the infection sets in. If you don't, then there's a good chance amputation will be only safe treatment. Is there a competent, modern hospital on Easter Island?" Although I had the odds in my favor, even with good odds, I didn't much care to gamble my left arm just for a tourist trip. So instead of Easter Island, I got to visit the burn clinic every other day for a month so they could shave off the burned, dead skin with a Bic razor.
@hazyhalfmoon
@hazyhalfmoon 2 жыл бұрын
What an odd coincidence that Easter Island used to hold the most hardcore egg hunts in history.
@dontcomply3976
@dontcomply3976 Жыл бұрын
LOL, I'm sure Russell Brand would be keen to incorporate that fact into Hop 2
@JohnPeter1940
@JohnPeter1940 2 жыл бұрын
Hey could you do a video on the mud flood theory and or Tartaria that would be interesting
@AncientArchitects
@AncientArchitects 2 жыл бұрын
Mud flood isn’t real. Doesn’t really make sense.
@JohnPeter1940
@JohnPeter1940 2 жыл бұрын
@@AncientArchitects Yes thats what I,v been thinking to. It isint like the building were burried its just that roads and other surrounding rose while the buildings stayed in place.
@MrTryAnotherOne
@MrTryAnotherOne 2 жыл бұрын
Looks a little bit like the bird carvings on the steles from Goebleki Tepe. Especially the bird clutching the sun / ball (the vulture stone).
@belflower
@belflower 2 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jZadm5aHs5_FqnU.html
@kenrivers9757
@kenrivers9757 2 жыл бұрын
Seen many vids of the " heads", but zero of back carvings..thanks 😊😊😊
@ericpeterson3838
@ericpeterson3838 2 жыл бұрын
That bird man with the egg looks like the one on the pillar at gobekli tepe.
@giuseppecasamassima512
@giuseppecasamassima512 Жыл бұрын
Regarding the last question posed in the video, it should be noted that no other external people could bring the cult of Bird Man to an island in the Pacific Ocean so remote and distant from other civilizations. The analogies of the Rapa Nui cult with beliefs in hybrid, bird-shaped deities (such as Horus in Egypt or the shamans of Palenque), belonging to distant and already extinct civilizations, are only casual and extrinsic. Therefore the origin of the bird-man cult must necessarily be indigenous. Each new religion develops in History parallel to the rise to political power of a new social class. It's a typical process of human civilizations.
@melissacastle5172
@melissacastle5172 2 жыл бұрын
Why does this remind me of the carvings on Göbekli Tepe. Are they linked in any way, are the people who created these Moai the ancestors of the people who created Göbekli Tepe, and how can we find our? I need more info .look at the wrap around fingers too.
@maxhunter3574
@maxhunter3574 2 жыл бұрын
The earliest ones are made of the heavier basalt and carved on the backs. Hmmmm.......
@mayro4803
@mayro4803 2 жыл бұрын
The carvings on the Gateway of the sun, depict birdmen around a central deity.
@hibernative
@hibernative 2 жыл бұрын
I'm subscribing to the idea of this island are the highest points of an ancient continent or larger string of land masses now sunk beneath the waves.
@RalphEllis
@RalphEllis 2 жыл бұрын
The arm carvings remind me of Gobekli Tepi. R
@raymondbatchelor1372
@raymondbatchelor1372 2 жыл бұрын
Do you think they could be used as a sundial the time. They have massive shadows
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