摩艾石像无疑是复活节岛最震撼的文化符号。这些平均高度 4 米、重约 14 吨的巨型石像，由火山岩雕刻而成，其建造年代可追溯至公元 1250-1500 年。考古学家推测，早期居民拉帕努伊人（Rapa Nui）用火山灰与植物纤维混合制成的绳索运输石像，并利用滚木与斜坡竖立它们。石像的 “长耳” 造型象征社会地位，而部分石像头顶的红色火山岩冠（Pukao）则代表权力与神圣。最著名的阿胡・汤加里基（Ahu ...

Known for its mysterious stone Moai statues, Easter Island has a somewhat enigmatic history, largely due to the fact that ...

Researching which moai statues to visit on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in Chile can be overwhelming. I speak from experience, having spent many hours planning to make the most of a week on this ...

In a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean lies Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island. It’s a tiny, windswept place, famed for its colossal Moai – mysterious stone figures that each weigh ...

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 ...

The oldest moai dates back to 1300 ... only airline that flies out of Santiago into Hanga Roa, the capital of Easter Island. It takes about five-and-a-half hours to reach Hanga Roa, with LATAM ...

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 ...

Easter Island, the most remote inhabited island on the planet ... in a context of deep crisis, toppled the moai. In this respect, it is important to consider that the Rapa Nui National Park must ...

This story appears in the July 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a winter night last June, José Antonio Tuki, a 30-year-old artist on Easter Island, did one of the things he loves ...

There is a Rapa-nui wedding ceremony, complete with loincloth, awaiting you on Chile’s Easter ... Moai statues and archaeological sites. Tourism, the main industry on the island, is also a ...