The Moai statues of Easter Island are a key part ... These statues, often called “Easter Island heads,” actually have full bodies, many hidden under the soil. At the famous quarry of Rano ...

Rano Raraku may have more moai, but most are partially ... head and shoulders above ground while their bodies remain buried ...

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 ...

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 ...

In addition, many statues found abandoned in transit did not have protruding stomachs substantial enough to act as a pivot point. Moai: 15-foot, 12-ton concrete replica with a slightly convex base ...