Archaeology photos

118 images in total.

Restored moai statues of Tahai, ancient Easter Island village

Ahu Tongariki moai statues lined up, panorama evening light

Young boy walking in Rano Raraku statue factory

Ancestral bones, ivi tupuna, in ahu - Rapa Nui grave

Ahu Atanga, ancient north compass, north coast.

Ahu and tupa in Hanga Oteo, north coast.

Moai statue fallen during transportation in Omohi along north coast.

Tupa watch tower in Hanga Oteo along north coast.

Hare paenga or boat house in Ahu Tepeu village with manavai and dogs.

Man sitting in biggest hare paenga, or boat house, in Ahu Tepeu village.

Clean open hall in Ana Te Pora cave along north coast of Easter Island

Ahu Tongariki restoration, Tadano crane lifting moai

Ahu Tongariki before tsunami, taken by Katherine Routledge in 1914

Rapa Nui skulls in cave, Easter Island

Rapa Nui girl showing stone fitting of Ahu Tahira, Vinapu

Ahu Akivi moai statues facing ocean

Ahu Akivi moai statues facing ocean with crematorial pits behind monument

Easter Island moai statue factory, volcano Rano Raraku, Rapa Nui

Easter Island moai statue in quarry Rano Raraku, Rapa Nui

Easter Island statues of Ahu Tongariki with fallen moai

Gray basalt moai statue recycled in ahu rock wall along north coast

Hare keho basalt slab houses at Orongo

Stone texture of basalt slab hare keho houses at Orongo

Hare keho Orongo birdman houses

Easter Island moai statue head Piro-Piro with incoming rain clouds

Moai Piro-Piro in Rano Raraku overlooking landscape

Ancient ceremonial birdman stone village of Orongo

Petroglyphs of Ana O Keke (Virgin Cave) on the Poike volcano

Fallen moai statues at Ahu Akahanga

Ahu Ature Huke with a single moai statue at Anakena

Ahu Nau-Nau with 7 moai statues in the morning at Anakena

Horses by the 15 moai statues of Ahu Tongariki

Close-up of moai statues silhouette at Ahu Tongariki

Silhouette of moai statues at Ahu Tongariki at sunrise

Panorama of Anakena beach with 7 moai statues

Early moai statue almost buried at Poike volcano

Early moai statue almost buried at Poike volcano

Single moai statue along the north coast

Single moai statue during sunrise at volcano Rano Raraku

Silhouette of moai statues at sunset in volcano quarry and statue factory Rano Raraku

Sunset at Tahai with moai statues silhouette

Orongo stone houses from birdman era

Viewpoint from Orongo towards Motu Nui, Motu Iti and Motu Kao-Kao

Moai statue topknots of red scoria stone at Puna Pau

Single moai statue with volcano Rano Raraku

Kneeling moai statue at Rano Raraku with Ahu Tongariki

Moai statues in Rano Raraku volcano

Moai statues in Rano Raraku volcano

Moai statues in Rano Raraku volcano

Moai statues in Rano Raraku volcano

Moai statues in Rano Raraku volcano

Moai statues in Rano Raraku volcano

Panorama of the volcanic quarry Rano Raraku

Rapa Nui native in traditional feather headdress in front of Ahu Tongariki at Easter Island

Total solar eclipse of 2010 in Rano Raraku

Fallen moai statue at Vinapu

Close-up on the seven moai statues of Ahu Akivi

The seven moai statues of Ahu Akivi from afar

The back of Ahu Nau-Nau at Anakena

Paenga stones of a hare vaka at Anakena

Fallen moai at the north coast

Entrance to a hare vaka

Ruins of a hare vaka, "boat house"

Koveka, ancient birthplace, at Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Pukao topknots of red scoria stone for moai statues outside of Puna Pau quarry

Holes left in Rano Raraku rock wall where moai statues were taken

Pukao topknots at Tongariki with view of Rano Raraku

15 moai statues at Ahu Tongariki

Back of Ahu Tongariki with Rano Raraku volcano

View of Tongariki by by the laying moai at sunset

Line-up of the moai-statues at Ahu Tongariki

Close-up of the 15 moai statues at Ahu Tongariki

Moais at statue factory of volcano Rano Raraku

Ahu Akivi from side with ramp

Moai statues in Rano Raraku quarry with cloudy sky

Paenga, piece of archaeology, recycled in rock walls

Perfectly fitted rock wall of Ahu Tahira, Vinapu

Moai statues of Ahu Vai 'Uri and Ahu Ko Te Riku at Tahai, Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

The 15 statues of Ahu Tongariki with burnt grass, Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Silhouettes of moai statues of Ahu Vai 'Uri at sunset at Tahai, Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

The 15 statues of Ahu Tongariki with burnt grass, Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Tourists shooting photo of moai statues

Tourists walking among giants

Group of tourists with a guide shooting photos in Rano Raraku, Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Perfectly cut fitting of blocks in a rock wall at Omohi

Moai statue of black basaltic rock at north coast

Broken moai statue head with whole statue in rock wall

Easter Island skull jammed between rocks

Moai statue of gray trachyte rock at Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Head of a moai statue of gray trachyte rock

Mōai Ha'ere Ki Haho or Traveling Moai by Ahu Tongariki under full moon at sunrise at Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Fingers of Mōai Ha'ere Ki Haho or Traveling Moai by Ahu Tongariki in sunrise at Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Easter Island moai statues of Ahu Akivi under starry night sky at Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Close-up of sun setting behind moai statue Ahu Ko Te Riku at Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Abandoned moai statue factory of Rano Raraku volcano at Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Close-up of moai statue in quarry, volcano Rano Raraku at Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Petroglyphs of single moai statue of Ahu Nau-Nau, Anakena

Front of 15 moai statues of Ahu Tongariki with ocean in background

Lineup of moai statues at Ahu Tongariki from side

Two moai statues at Rano Raraku, volcanic quarry and statue factory