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') …
The Moai Statues: Secrets of the Easter Island Heads
Mar 6, 2024 · 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 …
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 …
Everything to know about Easter Island's iconic statues
Oct 19, 2022 · 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 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 …
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.
The Builders of Easter Island: Mysteries of the Moai
Feb 6, 2025 · The Moai statues of Easter Island are enduring symbols of the ingenuity and resilience of the Rapa Nui people. While much about their construction and purpose remains …