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Dagobah Resident
If I remember correctly it was Tor Heyerdahl's findings in a dig during the late 50's that prompted him to build Kon tiki and make the journey.
What he found was a carving of what seemed a fairly large, seegoing vessel carved into the chest(or was it the back?) on one of the moai's.
But please compare these pictures with the moai:
http://www.authenticmaya.com/maya_art.htm (left side third from top)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_Venta_Offering_4.jpg (olmec figurines, La venta offering)
What he found was a carving of what seemed a fairly large, seegoing vessel carved into the chest(or was it the back?) on one of the moai's.
But please compare these pictures with the moai:
http://www.authenticmaya.com/maya_art.htm (left side third from top)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_Venta_Offering_4.jpg (olmec figurines, La venta offering)