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Easter Island Mystery Solved? New Theory Says Giant Statues Rocked
Potbellies might help explain how the moai were moved.
<object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YpNuh-J5IgE?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YpNuh-J5IgE?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>By National Geographic staff
National Geographic News
Published June 22, 2012
For centuries, scientists have tried to solve the mystery of how the colossal stone statues of Easter Island moved. Now there's a new theory?and it rocks.