Archaeologists have uncovered the mystery of the construction of the idols of Easter island MOSCOW, 4 Jul — RIA Novosti. The giant 13-ton stone hat, painted red, appeared on the heads of the statues on Easter island due about the same platform system and a sling, which the Europeans used to raise sunken ships, say scientists in an article published in the Journal of Archaeological Science. “We were the first to systematically use all possible hints and evidence on how these giant hats could be in the head even more heavy statues. All this is made possible by combining the methods of archeology, physics and computer modeling,” said Carl Lipo (Carl Lipo), an anthropologist from the University Binghamton (USA). Looking into eternity Easter island is one of the most mysterious places on Earth, where about two thousand years ago there was a bizarre civilization of the Polynesians, who left behind
