The statues were built in the late 1500s and early 1600s, though some date back as far as 1300 ... were 1,043 complete statues on Easter Island. The moai are carved out of volcanic stone.

and after they carved the rock the spirits entered the statues.” Dr Richards and Dr Hamilton are joint directors of the ”Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Landscapes of Construction Project“.

often called “Easter Island heads,” actually have full bodies, many hidden under the soil. At the famous quarry of Rano Raraku, about 95% of the statues were carved from soft volcanic tuff.

Today we're on an island far out in the Pacific Ocean ... All the key elements of this later ritual are present in our statue. They're carved on the back. They must have been added several ...

Researching which moai statues to visit on Rapa Nui (Easter Island ... to the ground by their backs, as the back was the last ...

On average, they stand 13 feet high and weigh 14 tons, human heads-on-torsos carved in the ... of 887 monolithic statues has been located by the survey to date on Easter Island ...

There is no place in the world like Easter Island ... monolithic statues carved from volcanic rocks that are found across the island. These monoliths are just pieces of the Rapa Nui puzzle.

Chile officials say fire damaged some of Easter ... moai statues A fire that ripped through part of Chile's Easter Island this week has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic carved stone ...

Today we're on an island far out in the Pacific Ocean ... All the key elements of this later ritual are present in our statue. They're carved on the back. They must have been added several ...