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Ingenious Technique Explains How Easter Island Statues May Have Gotten Their Giant Hats
Some of Easter Island’s moai statues are adorned with large red hats, the heaviest of which weigh as much as 13 tonnes. Archaeologists have to struggled to understand how these hats were positioned atop the iconic heads, but a new explanation may finally hold the answer – and it’s surprisingly simple.