But new studies suggests the theory is wrong.There are hundreds of huge stone statues on Rapa Nui -- the so-called Moai. No one has ever conclusively found out why they exist. But researchers have ...

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We encourage you to peruse them, and then send in your own theory on how the moai were moved. Like most oral traditions, Rapa Nui folklore has been passed down through the generations, and it is ...

Rapa Nui’s megaliths are called moai, and 15 of them stand with their backs to the Pacific Ocean at a site known as ahu Tongarikia. Visitors congregate as close as permitted to the statues ...

A new theory about who built the iconic human-like ... Easter Island is home to approximately 1,000 large stone heads, known as Moai, scattered across the island. Hancock argues that the island ...

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 ...

The moai may also hold a sacred role in the life of the Rapa Nui, acting as ceremonial conduits for communication with the gods. According to Van Tilburg, their physical position between earth and ...