The moai are thought to represent the ancestors ... Some experts believe some unfinished statues in Rano Raraku were never ...

Most of its residents live in the main town of Hanga Roa. The island is famous for its enormous stone statues known as moai. The statues, which are carved from volcanic rock, stand at 13 feet high ...

One of the fascinating aspects of touring Rano Raraku is the chance to see moai statues in different stages of construction. Some unfinished multi-ton statues remain attached to the ground by ...

Archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg, who has studied the moai for many years, believes the statues may have been created in the image of various paramount chiefs. They were not individualized ...

Among the many secrets buried in Easter Island prehistory is the question of how the Rapanui people transported the multi-ton statues, or moai, from their quarries to their final ceremonial ahu ...