ELLIPTICAL HOUSE FOUNDATION
EASTER ISLAND

PICTURE CREDIT GEORGE FRISON

   These odd foundations were laid down with elongated squared blocks of basalt. They were fitted precisely together in an elliptical design. Holes were pecked into these foundation blocks to hold long poles that were bent and lashed together along with horizontal pieces. When finished, the structure looked somewhat like an overturned canoe. Along the entrance side they laid down a pavement of beach rocks.

Elliptical house foundation on Easter Island.

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