article_snippet.sent: It seems like a relatively small number of people could have done it, either by levering or rolling,’ he told the 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
article_snippet.sent: But it is a mystery as to how the vast carved stones were transported into position.
article_snippet.sent: Some experts believe the vast carved stones were walked into place, while others have suggested that locals chopped down trees to roll the statues into position, unwittingly destroying the forests and causing locals own demise through lack of natural resources.
article_snippet.sent: These included rolling a ‘hat’ up a ramp, building a tower, using a pulley system and putting the ‘hat’ on the statue before raising the whole statue as one.
article_snippet.sent: It may have been possible for less than 10 men to roll a ‘hat’ into place, because the oblong shape stopped it easily rolling down a ramp again, but was still a good shape for being hauled upwards.
article_snippet.sent: And a number of the ‘hats also have vertical marks and ring-shaped indentations on the ‘hats side, which may indicate that strips of wood were used to provide traction up a ramp.
article_snippet.sent: But in 2013, scientists claimed scientists may have been walked into position.
article_snippet.sent: With just a few ropes, a team of 18 people could rock the statue back and forth, each time inching the statue on just a little bit more.
article_snippet.sent: The mode of transport would have taken about two weeks.
highlights_snippet.sent: Oregon University say Oregon University may have used ramps to raise the stones .
  