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Map of Easter Island using moai to show locations of various ahu The statues were carved by the aboriginal Polynesians of the island, mostly between 1250 and 1500. [ 1 ] In addition to representing deceased ancestors , the moai, once they were erected on ahu, may also have been regarded as the embodiment of powerful living or former chiefs and ...
Hoa Hakananai'a is a moai, a statue from Easter Island. It was taken from Orongo, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in 1868 by the crew of a British ship and is now in the British Museum in London. It has been described as a "masterpiece" [1] and among the finest examples of Easter Island sculpture. [2]
Easter Island is a volcanic island, consisting mainly of three extinct coalesced volcanoes: Terevaka (altitude 507 metres) forms the bulk of the island, while two other volcanoes, Poike and Rano Kau, form the eastern and southern headlands and give the island its roughly triangular shape.
On Monday, Easter Island's Rano Raraku volcano erupted, causing a wildfire that swept through the Rano Raraku area and damaged the island's iconic stone heads. Rano Raraku is also known as the ...
The rock gardens had covered up to 21.1 square kilometers (8.1 square miles) and could have sustained up to 17,000 people, previous research suggested.That February 2013 finding bolstered the idea ...
The site is located to the Northeast of Hanga Roa, [5] the capital city of Easter Island, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to its north. [ 2 ] The Rano Raraku quarry from where the statues were made is at least 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away and free access is through the land route held by the clans.
The Easter Island heads are located in the Rapa Nui National Park, according to the park’s website. The park has 887 Moai statues and 300 ceremonial platforms spread across the island, remnants ...
Ahu Tongariki. The second moai from the right has a pukao on its head. All fifteen standing moai at Ahu Tongariki. Ahu Tongariki (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈa.u toŋɡaˈɾiki]) is the largest ahu on Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Its moais were toppled during the island's civil wars, and in the twentieth century the ahu was swept inland by a tsunami.