Map of Rapa Nui IslandWilliam Mulloy and a moai being restored at Ahu Akivi
Ahu Akivi is a particular sacred place on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui (or Easter Island), looking out towards the Pacific Ocean. The site has seven moai, all of equal shape and size, and is also known as a celestial observatory that was set up around the 16th century. The site is located inland, rather than along the coast. Moai statues were considered by the early people of Rapa Nui as their ancestors or Tupuna that were believed to be the reincarnation of important kings or leaders of their clans. The Moais were erected to protect and bring prosperity to their clan and village.[1]
A particular feature of the seven identical moai statues is that they exactly face sunset during the Spring Equinox and have their backs to the sunrise during the Autumn Equinox. Such an astronomically precise feature is seen only at this location on the island.[1]
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AhuAkivi is a particular sacred place on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui (or Easter Island), looking out towards the Pacific Ocean. The site has seven...
The majority of the ahu are found along the coast and face inland towards the community. There are some inland ahu such as AhuAkivi. These moai face the...
standing moai at Ahu Tongariki, excavated and restored in the 1990s AhuAkivi, one of the few inland ahu, with the only moai facing the ocean Ahu are stone platforms...
protect them. In modern times, moai have been restored at Anakena, Ahu Tongariki, AhuAkivi and Hanga Roa. The first-recorded European contact with the island...
that Mulloy undertook in 1972. Like other Mulloy restoration projects at AhuAkivi, the ceremonial village of Orongo and Vinapu, the ceremonial center at...
Terevaka can be climbed via a trail that starts next to the moai at AhuAkivi. Terevaka is the 12th most topographically isolated summit on Earth. Map...
included participating in Thor Heyerdahl's Rapa Nui expedition, restoring AhuAkivi moai with William Mulloy, and working generally for over four decades...
ceremonial shrines where they are erected for offering worship are known as "ahu". Of impressive size and form, they are normally built close to the coast...
investigation of the Akivi-Vaiteka Complex and the physical restoration of AhuAkivi (1960); the investigation and restoration of Ahu Ko Te Riku and Ahu Vai Uri and...
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