The moai statues show the skill of the Rapa Nui people. They were carved from lapilli tuff, a soft volcanic ash found on Easter Island. Without metal tools, the artisans used their knowledge to ...
The sun is about to break on Rapa Nui, the Polynesian island dubbed Easter Island by a Dutch seafarer in 1722. Rapa Nui’s megaliths are called moai, and 15 of them stand with their backs to the ...
In a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean lies Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island ... How did they move such huge statues without the use of modern tools? And where did the society go?
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