For the fifth must-see moai statue site on Easter Island, I'd like to highlight Ahu Akivi, constructed in the 16th Century. Located on the western side of Rapa Nui, Ahu Akivi is one of the few ...

Easter Island is known for these iconic Moai statues, as well as mysteries surrounding the inhabitants of the island. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

The 63-square-mile island is located in the southeast Pacific ... The island is famous for its enormous stone statues known as moai. The statues, which are carved from volcanic rock, stand ...

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 ...

On average, they stand 13 feet high and weigh 14 tons, human heads-on-torsos carved in the male form from rough hardened volcanic ash. The islanders call them "moai," and they have puzzled ...

Standing on the South Pacific island of Rapa Nui are around 900 carved statues. European explorers renamed Rapa Nui as Easter Island, and the monolithic figures - called Moai - became known around ...

From the 10th to the 16th century this society built shrines and erected enormous stone figures known as moai, which created an unrivalled ... Rapa Nui National Park is a protected Chilean wildlife ...

Located more than 2,000 miles from South ... Travelers have long been fascinated by the hundreds of massive moai, monolithic statues carved from volcanic rocks that are found across the island.