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No. 016
Fig. 016. Lapis indifferens

No. 016 · Fossil record

Moai

Lapis indifferens

A stone head from Rapa Nui, now the internet’s deadpan face.

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Field data

Habitat
Rapa Nui, the end of every awkward sentence
First observed
About 1250 CE
Diet
None
Call
None. Only the stare.
Composition
Volcanic tuff, about 12 tonnes.

Conservation status

Least concern. Has outlived every trend.

Field notes

Carved by the Rapa Nui people centuries ago and reborn as 🗿, the reply for when words fail. The oldest specimen in this guide by about seven hundred years, and the only one on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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