Without such coordination, releasing tens of thousands of pounds of volcanic rock from the crater could ... We passed more ...
Most of the moai statues face south, so it'd be tricky to get their ... We got some excellent photos from outside the rock ...
The islanders call them "moai," and they have puzzled ethnographers, archaeologists, and visitors to the island since the first European explorers arrived here in 1722. In their isolation ...
The statues, which are carved from volcanic rock, stand at 13 feet ... statues on Easter Island. The moai are carved out of volcanic stone. Most face inland, except for seven that face the ocean.
According to a survey by archeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg, the Easter Islanders successfully transported 288 moai statues to various ahu platforms around the island. We're only proposing that you ...