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Ancient island statues reveal huge stone monuments and puzzled builders
In 1774 reports describe colossal cylindrical red stones atop statues up to twenty seven feet high with seven feet six inch shoulders. The largest remains measured fourteen feet six inches tall with five feet thick base, built without modern machinery. Monuments sit in cemeteries and honor past chiefs, yet no lasting lineage of rulers continues.
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M. de la Pérouse
Lapillo
Captain Cook