Statues Easter Island Chile : Monolithic Moai Statues At Ahu Tongariki Easter Island C Flickr

Although there are stone figures in other polynesian islands none of them are of the size of the easter island statues.

May 2021 calendar printable free. Rapa nuis mysterious moai statues stand in silence but speak volumes about the achievements of their creators. 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. Easter island spanish isla de pascua also called rapa nui chilean dependency in the eastern pacific ocean.

Isla de pascua is an island and special territory of chile in the southeastern pacific ocean at the southeasternmost point of the polynesian triangle in oceania. The largest finished statue reaches more than 30 feet or 914 meters and the smallest 6 feet or 180 meters. Easter island moai statues with heads visible in quarry rano raraku.

Much research has been carried out on these famous statues and many of the damaged and fallen statues have since been restored around the island. Located on the remote chilean territory of easter island they tell a mysterious story of the islands early people and their obsession with rock carvings. The stone blocks carved into head and torso figures average 13 feet 4 meters tall.

Many know them as the easter island heads. Moai facing inland at ahu tongariki restored by chilean archaeologist claudio cristino in the 1990s. It is the easternmost outpost of the polynesian island world.

The moais were built in approximately 1400 1650 ad. It is known that a group of polynesians somehow navigated to this tiny speck of land amid the great pacific ocean some 2000 miles from the coast of chile. The moai are some of the worlds most fascinating and widely recognised monolithic statues.

Easter island is most famous for its nearly 1000 extant monumental statues called moai created by the early rapa nui people. The mysterious statues of easter island in chile the mystery of the easter island heads e aster island also called rapa nui reflects a mysterious history that has absolutely no written proof. Easter island rapa nui.

Easter island statues moai. Moai statues are massive megaliths at easter island and these are what this island is famous for. The island stands in isolation 1200 miles 1900 kilometres east of pitcairn island and 2200 miles west of chile.

Monolithic human figures on easter island. It is famous for its giant stone statues. By the natives of this island also known as rapa nui.

Moai moa listen or moai spanish.