It is thought that the moai with carved eye sockets were probably allocated to the ahu and ceremonial sites, suggesting that a selective Rapa Nui hierarchy was attributed to the moai design until its …

Jan 2, 2026 · A study using 11,600 aerial drone photos to map a mountainous quarry in 3D reveals more about how the island's famed stone sentinels were created and moved to their final resting places.

Aug 20, 2025 · Easter Island's Moai statues, created by the Rapa Nui people between 1400 and 1650 AD, serve as iconic symbols of the island's culture, spiritual beliefs, and societal structure.

Sep 26, 2025 · The moai of Easter Island are more than statues; they are guardians of memory. They remind us of a people who carved identity into stone, who honored their ancestors with monumental …

Dec 7, 2025 · Easter Island - Moai, Rapa Nui, Statues: The island is famous for its gigantic stone statues, of which there are more than 600, and for the ruins of giant stone platforms (ahus) with open …

2 days ago · The Moai are large statues on Easter Island in Oceania, known for their distinctive head and facial features. The moai were created by the Rapa Nui people likely between 1250 and 1600 CE.

What are the moai—and who built them? At latest count on the island, there are 1,043 complete moai, enormous statues with prominent heads made from volcanic stone.

Moai, or mo‘ai, are monolithic human figures carved from rock on the Chilean Polynesian island of Easter Island between the years 1250 and 1500. Nearly half are still at Rano Raraku, the main moai …

What are the Moai? The ahu (platforms), with their moai (statues) are the iconic monuments of Rapa Nui.

Oct 21, 2025 · Easter Island statues, traditionally known as moai on the remote island of Rapa Nui in the South Pacific, are some of the most impressive artifacts of ancient Polynesian civilization. How the ...