From Karahantepe to Easter Island: Why Have Statues Kept Their Hands in the Same Place for Thousands of Years?
Throughout human history, striking similarities can sometimes be found among statues created by societies separated by thousands of years and vast geographical distances. One particularly intriguing similarity can be observed in the human statue from Karahantepe, the anthropomorphic figures associated with the Göbeklitepe cultural world, and the famous Moai statues of Easter Island: their arms extend downward along the sides of the body, while their hands are positioned over the lower abdomen, navel, or genital region.