ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE FOUND SOMETHING STRANGE ON THE EASTER ISLAND, A PLACE ALREADY BRIMMING WITH MYSTERIES

By Shweta Srivastava

A Masterpiece

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Hoa Hakananai’a considered a masterpiece is, not even on the island anymore. It was 1868 when a British crew on the ship HMS Topaze took the statue with them from the Easter Island.  After much ado, in 1969, the statue reached England and has been on display at the  London’s British Museum ever since. It is smaller than average Moai yet regarded as a masterpiece.