Easter Island Moai's were moved in Reed Boats

Easter Island Moai’s were moved in Reed Boats by Inca King Topa Inca Yupanqui and his 20,000 men around 1480 AD. Once the Moai was sculpted, the reed boat was placed on top of it covering the Moai and locking the head position in the reed boat and later pulled by the ropes. Totora reed is a subspecies of the giant bulrush sedge. It grows around Lake Titicaca, the middle coast of Peru and on Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Expedition Legend. Topa Inca Yupanqui made a pacific expedition with almost 20,000 men around 1480 AD to explore pacific islands He called Nina Chumpi "fire belt" and Hawa Chumpi/ Avachumpi, Hahua chumpi. The voyage is mentioned in the History of the Incas by Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa in 1572. Pedro Sarmiento described the expedition as follows: …there arrived at Tumbez some merchants who had come by sea from the west, navigating in balsas with sails( Totora reed Boats with sails ). Where there were many people and much gold. Topa Inca, determined to go there, caused an immense number of balsas to be constructed, in which he embarked more than 20,000 chosen men.… Tupac Inca navigated and sailed on until he discovered the islands of Avachumbi and Ninachumbi, There were trophies he brought back and were preserved in the fortress of Cuzco until the Spaniards came. The duration of this expedition undertaken by Tupac Inca was nine months. These islands were none other than the Easter Islands. There is enough evidence which relates Easter Island to Peru. Researchers have pointed out similarities in culture. The way the Moai’s were moved is shown by my explanation and further research would point to the same conclusion. No aliens were involved in their movement. Human power along with sturdy reed boats and ropes were used. The standing Moai’s were carved in standing position, at the stones location and later transported by covering them with reed boats, closing them with ropes and Pulling the reed boat with the Moai inside. The reed boats provided the cushion and less friction on grass. Once at the location the reed boat was pulled in vertical position and opened up, Leaving the Moai in it’s intended location. The Moai’s are the sailors which came along with the Inca king and died on the voyage or died later on the island. The remaining men carved the sculptures in their memory. 1000 Reed boats with sails were used by 20,000 men. 500 surviving boats were likely used. Moai’s are mostly in 3 forms. Standing Sitting Laying Funerary practices of Sican people. Most of the evidence for these funerary practices has been based on excavations carried out at the Huaca Loro site in Poma by Izumi Shimada and the SAP. Funerary practices at Huaca Loro reflect the social differentiation and hierarchy present Sicán society. This social stratification is revealed in varying burial types and practices. The most obvious difference in burial type based on social hierarchy was that 1. Commoners were buried in simple, shallow graves on the peripheries of the monumental mounds. 2. The elite of Sicán society were buried in deep shaft tombs beneath monumental mounds, as shown in the East and West tombs at Huaca Loro. Secondly, it was found that one’s social status was also a determinant of the burial position of the body; seated, extended, or flexed. For example, bodies of the High Elite were always buried in the seated position, while commoners could be buried in a extended, or flexed position. Moai’s were thus moved by Reed boats and they didn’t come flying from anywhere, nor it was an alien job. Most of the ordinary people were working for the King and with stones, either building palaces or catering to the needs of the royal family. These sturdy reed boats are still being made in the region. Thank you, Sukhwant Singh California