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How Ancient Easter Island Statues “Walked”

Believe It or Not!, the famous Easter Island heads have hidden bodies! The Moai statues, created by early Easter Island residents about a thousand years ago, are tall volcanic rock figures with large heads. They typically stand around 13 to 40 feet tall, weighing about 14 tons each. These statues feature prominent noses and chins, and it’s believed they once had coral eyes set into carved sockets. In 1914, archaeologists discovered that the Moai statues of Easter Island had bodies hidden undergr