. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. " m. n. iGB: i; \na Bob \ka (front \ Fig. l'-'. Image: Rana Robaka (baci view). intended. They stand well down towards the bottom of the slope, and are more or less buried in the earth by the washings from above, as shown in Figs. 13 and 14. The work of lowering the huge images from the upper terraces to the bottom of the crater ;ni<i tlience over the wall and down into the plain below, was of great magnitude, and we are lost in
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. " m. n. iGB: i; \na Bob \ka (front \ Fig. l'-'. Image: Rana Robaka (baci view). intended. They stand well down towards the bottom of the slope, and are more or less buried in the earth by the washings from above, as shown in Figs. 13 and 14. The work of lowering the huge images from the upper terraces to the bottom of the crater ;ni<i tlience over the wall and down into the plain below, was of great magnitude, and we are lost in wonder thai so much could be accomplished by rude savages ignorant of everything in the way of mechanical appliances. The, average weight of these statues would be something between LO and 12 tons, bul some are very large and would weigh over 40 tons. It possible that a slide was made, upon which the Images were launched to the level ground below; a number of broken and damaged figures lie in a position to suggest that idea, bul from the bottom of the crater they were transported up and over the wall and thence over hill and dale to various points all over tin- island. Excavations were made at different points inside the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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