| Hare
paenga, associated pavement. This
hare paenga structure measures 16m by 3m (including entryway
stones). The structure is comprised of 34 basalt stones with irregular
cupped depressions. The structure appears to be complete, with all stones
present and mostly undisturbed. The structure faces toward the main ahu, with a view from the entryway of 303 degrees. The entrance
stones have cupped depressions that connect from the top of the stone to
cupped depressions on the lateral portions of the stones. There are
cobbles within the structure that do not appear to be associated with the
original construction. The associated pavement has regularly placed poro (beach cobble stones) extending in a crescent shape northwest
from the hare paenga structure,
14m in length by 4m in width. Most of the stones seem to be in their
original context. The stones merge with the capping poro
of the cave (F44) that is directly in front of the hare paenga. The hare paenga
structure is about 70m at a 40 degree bearing from the fallen moai (F 39).
The pavement stones grade in size, smaller toward the southwest and away
from the entrance, and are larger closer to the entrance (to the north of
the structure). Of note are also about five areas in the pavement where
the stones seem to be arranged in a circle forming a small clearing in the
center. |
