Rapa Nui’s mysterious moai statues stand in silence but speak volumes about the achievements of their creators. The stone blocks, carved into head-and-torso figures, average 13 feet (4 meters ...

The average moai statue measures 13 feet (although the largest reaches a whopping 70 feet) and weighs up to 14 tons, or roughly twice as heavy as a full-grown African elephant. Scholars believe ...

What’s 63 square miles in size ... iconic ahu and moai you see in photographs have all been refurbished, mostly in the 1970s and 1980s. They are: Tongariki — 15 moai on the east coast. Anakena Beach — ...

I didn’t expect to see its famous moai statues face down in the dirt. Nor did I think I would have to drive through a huge herd of cows to reach them. But the most surprising thing about my ...

This is Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, a land full of history and culture. The moai were built mainly between 1400 ... centers for Polynesian culture and rituals. The size and detail of the ...

Now, people can see his replicas of the famed Moai (Moe-eye ... 50 descendants of Polynesian natives and nearly 900 statues ranging in size from 4 to 72 feet tall. One of the most remote populated ...

Tourists take photos of Moai stone statues on Easter island of Chile, April 5, 2024. Easter Island, known for its giant stone-carved heads facing out to sea, is located at the southernmost point ...

But Ryan is confident enough to share plans for any money raised over and above what it takes to restore the moai statue. It will help create a Kahiki trust fund to restore other items from the ...

Tullahoma, located at the edge of the Highland Rim, is the home of several replica Moai ... statue regularly. It takes about a week for Smith to create one of the replica heads, given their size.