Apparently the moai were not worshiped, though they played a role in burial and agricultural rites. They may have been viewed as an abode for spirits.
जंगल नाहीसे होण्यात उंदरांचाही हातभार होता; पुराव्यांवरून दिसून येते की, उंदीर माडाच्या झाडाचे कवचधारी फळ खात असत.