The volcanic stone figures, called moai in the island’s native Polynesian ... The bulk of the 1,000-odd statues are situated ...

In theory, everyone could push from alongside, behind, or atop the rock, eliminating the need for any pullers at all—exactly what was needed to get a large moai up onto a high, coastal ahu.

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 ...

In 1960, a massive tsunami triggered by the Valdivia earthquake off the coast of Chile knocked the moai statues at Ahu Tongariki off their platform. The fact that these multi-ton statues were ...

The moai were carved with stone tools ... he makes it himself from clay he finds in a south-coast cave. Today islanders confront a fresh challenge: exploiting their cultural legacy without ...

It’s a tiny, windswept place, famed for its colossal Moai – mysterious stone figures that each weigh more than a Boeing 737 plane. For years, the island has been the subject of intrigue.