Rano Raraku
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Rano Raraku is the volcanic quarry on Easter Island where most of the island’s iconic moai statues were carved and partially erected.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rano Raraku quarry | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
tuff quarry ⓘ volcanic crater ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfMoai |
around 397 moai
ⓘ
over 390 moai ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rapa Nui people
ⓘ
ancestor worship on Rapa Nui ⓘ moai culture ⓘ |
| contains |
buried moai
ⓘ
crater lake ⓘ moai statues ⓘ partially carved moai ⓘ standing moai ⓘ unfinished moai ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 160 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| geologicalType |
tuff cone
ⓘ
volcanic cone ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
carving terraces
ⓘ
interior freshwater lake ⓘ quarry faces with moai in situ ⓘ steep crater walls ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Rapa Nui language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chile
ⓘ
Easter Island ⓘ Rapa Nui National Park ⓘ Valparaíso Region ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Pacific Ocean island
ⓘ
Easter Island ⓘ
surface form:
Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
|
| locatedOnSideOfIsland | southeast flank of Easter Island ⓘ |
| management | administered as part of Rapa Nui National Park ⓘ |
| material | volcanic tuff ⓘ |
| moaiMaterialSourceFor | most moai on Easter Island ⓘ |
| near | Ahu Tongariki ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rapa Nui National Park
ⓘ
Rapa Nui National Park ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Rapa Nui National Park
|
| primaryFunctionInPrehistory | moai statue production center ⓘ |
| researchField |
anthropology
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| significance |
key site for understanding Rapa Nui sculpture
ⓘ
main quarry for Easter Island moai ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMainUse | circa 11th–17th centuries CE ⓘ |
| toponymMeaning | “Rano” meaning crater or lake ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction on Easter Island ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
moai quarrying
ⓘ
stone extraction ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Isla de Pascua Province
this entity surface form:
Rano Raraku quarry