The moai statues lie on an island in Chile, commonly known as Easter island or Rapu Nui to its earlier people. The island is 64 square miles, and located 2,500 miles from Tahiti and 2.300 miles from Chile. Each statue ranges from 12 to 14 feet tall, and weighs approximately a ton. Although no written history lies on the land, historians believe the statues represented important people such as ancestors, chiefs or worshipped deity’s. The people of the island were sea farers who most likely canoed to the inland for reasons we do not know or why, but Easter islands large cliffs were most likely a feature that attracted the attention of the sea farers. The island is one of the most isolated islands on the world with many active volcanoes, and the volcanic ash was the main components of the statues.
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Using this method researches calculated that an average moai could have been moved from the quarry to platforms in 5 days, using approximately 70 men. Although there are ample theories such as this one on how the moai were transported and carved, there are no answers as to why they were placed the way they were. Interestingly the moai were facing inwards on the island, not outwards. Archaeologist and anthropologist from around the world continue to research the island today and hopefully will provide more answers on the island in the
Using this method researches calculated that an average moai could have been moved from the quarry to platforms in 5 days, using approximately 70 men. Although there are ample theories such as this one on how the moai were transported and carved, there are no answers as to why they were placed the way they were. Interestingly the moai were facing inwards on the island, not outwards. Archaeologist and anthropologist from around the world continue to research the island today and hopefully will provide more answers on the island in the