a soft volcanic ash found on Easter Island. Without metal tools, the artisans used their knowledge to shape the statues. The hats, called pukao, were made from scoria. This rock came from the Puna ...

Easter Island is one of the most remote ... for its enormous stone statues known as moai. The statues, which are carved from volcanic rock, stand at 13 feet high and weigh 10 metric tons (around ...

and after they carved the rock the spirits entered the statues.” Dr Richards and Dr Hamilton are joint directors of the ”Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Landscapes of Construction Project“.

We got some excellent photos from outside the rock wall that encircles the ... For the fifth must-see moai statue site on ...

In a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean lies Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter ... the island has been the subject of intrigue. Who built the Moai? How did they move such huge statues without ...

Graham Hancock's new theory claims a lost civilization built the Easter Island statues more than 11,000 years old. (photo credit: f11photo. Via Shutterstock) A new theory about who built the giant ...

It's Rapa Nui - Easter Island - the most remote inhabited island ... Standing below him, you're immediately conscious of the solid basalt rock that he's made out of. Although we see him only ...

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 ...

ROCK IT, standing up ... this method in rough terrain is 320 feet per day for a 20-ton statue. Moai: Two original Easter Island moais: nine feet, five tons and 13 feet, nine tons.

Rapanui artisans carved the moai centuries ago from volcanic rock at a quarry a mile away ... director of the Easter Island Statue Project—but that required both a lot of wood and a lot of ...

and the statues remain sacred vessels. Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen landed here on Easter Sunday in 1722, the first European known to visit the island, but only stayed for one day. By the time ...

It's Rapa Nui - Easter Island - the most remote inhabited island ... Standing below him, you're immediately conscious of the solid basalt rock that he's made out of. Although we see him only ...