and the living through offerings provided the dead with a better place in the spirit world. Most settlements were located on the coast and moai were erected along the coastline, watching over their descendants in the settlements before them, with their backs toward the spirit world in the sea.
and the living through sacrifices provided the dead with a more desirable location in the spirit realm. Most communities were situated on the coast and moai were erected along the shoreline, overseeing their progenitors in the preceding settlements, with their backs facing the spirit realm in the ocean.