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- Moai - Wikipedia
Moai facing inland at Ahu Tongariki, restored by Chilean archaeologist Claudio Cristino in the 1990s Moai or moʻai ( ˈ m oʊ aɪ ⓘ MOH-eye; Spanish: moái; Rapa Nui: moʻai, lit 'statue') are monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in eastern Polynesia between the years 1250 and 1500
- The Moai Statues: Secrets of the Easter Island Heads
What Are the Moai? Three Moai heads; two with necks bodies, one without Source: Field Museum, Chicago The moai are massive stone statues of human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island Over 1,000 Moai have been discovered, and the Rapa Nui National Park, which includes the moai, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in
- Everything to know about Easter Islands iconic statues
One of the most remote inhabited locations on Earth, Easter Island is famous for the thousand or so enigmatic, towering statues that dot its landscape, called moai
- Moai - British Museum
Moai are megalithic statues often placed upon ahu (ceremonial platforms) They are said to be the aringa ora , the living faces of the ancestors Hoa Hakananai'a (meaning 'lost, hidden, or stolen friend') is carved from basalt and dates from about 1000–1200
- Map, Statues, Heads, History, Moai, Facts - Britannica
What are the Moai statues, and how were they created? Who were the original inhabitants of Easter Island and what is known about their culture? How did the isolation of Easter Island affect its society and resources?
- Moai statues - Easter Island
Moai statues are massive megaliths at Easter Island, and these are what this island is famous for The moais were built in approximately 1400 - 1650 A D by the natives of this island also known as Rapa Nui Many know them as the Easter Island heads
- Moai - New World Encyclopedia
Moai, or mo‘ai, are monolithic human figures carved from rock on the Chilean Polynesian island of Easter Island between the years 1250 and 1500 Nearly half are still at Rano Raraku, the main moai quarry, but hundreds were transported from there and set on stone platforms called ahu around the island's perimeter Almost all moai have overly
- Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Moai - Smarthistory
The moai of Rapa Nui Easter Island is famous for its stone statues of human figures, known as moai (meaning “statue”) The island is known to its inhabitants as Rapa Nui
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