Orongo ceremonial village

E60327

archaeological site ceremonial village stone settlement

Orongo ceremonial village is an ancient stone settlement on Easter Island famed for its cliffside petroglyphs and its central role in the Birdman (Tangata manu) ritual.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Orongo ceremonial village canonical	13
Orongo cliff-top village	1
Orongo stone houses	1
Orongo village	1
Tangata manu (Birdman) cult	1
Tangata manu (birdman) cult	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ ceremonial village ⓘ stone settlement ⓘ
abandonedBy	late 19th century ⓘ
associatedWith	Birdman ritual ⓘ Tangata manu ⓘ
constructedFrom	stone ⓘ
culturalPeriod	late pre-contact and early contact Rapa Nui period ⓘ
elevation	on cliff edge hundreds of meters above sea level ⓘ
facesToward	Motu Nui islet ⓘ
flourishedDuring	18th century ⓘ
hasAccessFrom	Hanga Roa ⓘ
hasApproximateNumberOfStructures	about 50 stone houses ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf	ritual activities ⓘ rock art concentration ⓘ
hasConservationIssues	erosion of cliff and structures ⓘ weathering of petroglyphs ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor	Rapa Nui people ⓘ
hasFeature	cliffside petroglyphs ⓘ elliptical house foundations ⓘ petroglyphs depicting Make-make deity ⓘ petroglyphs depicting birdmen ⓘ petroglyphs depicting birds and marine motifs ⓘ slab-built walls ⓘ sod-covered roofs (originally) ⓘ stone houses ⓘ
hasLegalProtectionAs	protected archaeological monument ⓘ
hasViewOf	Rano Kau crater lake ⓘ
isKeySiteForStudyOf	Birdman cult ⓘ Rapa Nui religion ⓘ
isTouristAttractionIn	Easter Island ⓘ
linkedMythologicallyTo	Makemake (Rapa Nui deity) ⓘ surface form: Make-make, creator god of Rapa Nui religion
locatedIn	Chile ⓘ Rapa Nui National Park ⓘ
locatedOn	Easter Island ⓘ
managedBy	Chilean authorities ⓘ
managedInCollaborationWith	Rapa Nui people ⓘ surface form: Rapa Nui community
overlooks	Pacific Ocean ⓘ Motu Nui islet ⓘ surface form: islets of Motu Nui, Motu Iti and Motu Kao Kao
partOf	Rapa Nui National Park ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Rapa Nui National Park
religiousRole	center of annual Birdman ceremony ⓘ
situatedOn	rim of Rano Kau volcano ⓘ
tourismRegulation	visitor access controlled to protect site ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	included as part of Rapa Nui National Park inscription ⓘ
usedFor	Birdman competition ceremonies ⓘ ceremonial purposes ⓘ selection of Tangata manu (Birdman) ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Orongo ceremonial village
Description of subject: Orongo ceremonial village is an ancient stone settlement on Easter Island famed for its cliffside petroglyphs and its central role in the Birdman (Tangata manu) ritual.

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

rongorongo → associatedPlace → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

subject surface form: Rongorongo

Rano Kau → hasFeature → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

Rano Kau → overlooks → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

this entity surface form: Orongo village

Isla de Pascua province → hasCulturalAttraction → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

subject surface form: Isla de Pascua Province

Makemake (Rapa Nui deity) → linkedSite → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

Motu Nui islet → visibleFrom → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

subject surface form: Motu Nui

Motu Kao Kao islet → associatedWith → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

subject surface form: Motu Kao Kao

this entity surface form: Tangata manu (Birdman) cult

Motu Kao Kao islet → associatedWith → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

subject surface form: Motu Kao Kao

Motu Kao Kao islet → hasViewFrom → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

subject surface form: Motu Kao Kao

this entity surface form: Orongo cliff-top village

Birdman ritual → startingPoint → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

Birdman ritual → archaeologicalSite → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

this entity surface form: Orongo stone houses

Tangata manu → associatedSite → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

Rano Kau crater lake → overlookedBy → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

Rano Kau crater lake → near → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

Rano Kau crater lake → associatedWith → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tangata manu (birdman) cult

birdman petroglyphs → associatedWith → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

Motu Iti → visibleFrom → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

Rano Kau volcano → contains → Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ

subject surface form: Rano Kau