Oof Easter Island Heads
The stone heads of easter island have cast an almost magical spell on anyone that has seen them if only in a photograph.
Oof easter island heads. Oct 31 2018 ian harvey. The easter island heads are known as moai by the rapa nui people who carved the figures in the tropical south pacific directly west of chile. Easter island is home to 887 monolithic carvings called moai statues. The easter island heads were first discovered by explorers in the 1700s.
Almost 1000 stone carvings of heads are littered throughout easter island in the pacific ocean but researchers have been unsure of their purpose. The moai were built by the rapa nui who were native to the island somewhere between the years 1400 1650. They are towering creations that weigh up to 14 tons each. The large stone statues or moai for which easter island is famous were carved in the period ad.
Though often eyeless they still gaze along the shores of the island. However no one was ever able to figure out how anyone built the statues let alone moved them around the land. A total of 887 monolithic stone statues have been inventoried on the island and in museum collections. What were they built for and who were the artisans of these mysterious creations.
Many people have tried to come up with their own theories about the inhabitants and their work. One mystery of easter islands statues finally solved researchers say emily dixon cnn updated 11th january 2019 cnn when it comes to easter island s towering stone heads theres now one. The moai monoliths carved from stone found on the.