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Event archaeological Americas

Rano Raraku

1250 CE – 1500 CE

Volcanic quarry on Easter Island where nearly all 900 moai statues were carved — many remain half-buried on the slopes.

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Standing in 1250 CE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Hindu kingdoms Polity · South Asia 500 BCE – 1715 CE Maya chiefdoms and states Polity · Americas 2000 BCE – 1521 CE Khoiasan Polity · Africa 1500 BCE – 1500 CE Great Wall of China Landmark · East Asia 700 BCE – still standing Petra Landmark · Middle East 300 BCE – still standing Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Landmark · Europe 350 BCE – 1404 CE

Around the same time

The nearest dated moments on either side.

1248 CE Cologne Cathedral 1250 CE Konark Sun Temple 1250 CE Thulamela 1250 CE Lelu Ruins 1252 CE Stockholm 1253 CE Basilica of St. Francis