Where is the Easter Island statues located?
Chile
The statues of Easter Island are spread all around the island….
| The Moaïs | |
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| Visitors | 80 000/year |
| Location: Easter island (Chile) | |
| GPS: 27° 6’45.80″ South / 109°20’58.87″ West | |
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How many moais are on Easter Island?
1,000
Archaeologists have documented 887 of the massive statues, known as moai, but there may up as many as 1,000 of them on the island. Most were carved from volcanic rock between 1100 and 1680.
What caused the collapse of Easter Island?
Around 1200 A.D., their growing numbers and an obsession with building moai led to increased pressure on the environment. By the end of the 17th century, the Rapanui had deforested the island, triggering war, famine and cultural collapse.
Do the Easter Island statues have bodies underground?
However, in October 2011, when the Easter Island Statue Project began its Season V expedition, scientists could reveal remarkable photos showing that the bodies of the statues go far deeper underground than just about anyone had imagined. The statutes on Easter Island have bodies covered with ancient undeciphered petroglyphs.
When were the Easter Island statues discovered?
In 1919 pictures of the first excavations by the Mana Expedition to Easter Island revealed that some statues were full sized. The discovery was confirmed in 1955 by the explorer Thor Heyerdahl when his Norwegian Archaeological Expedition excavated a statue.
What are the characteristics of Easter Island monuments?
Mysterious Easter Island monuments. Easter Island is volcanic, and was formed by flows of basalt and andesite. Besides those minerals, the island also has tuff, which is volcanic ash that has been compressed into stone after being expelled from the volcano.
How were the Easter Island Moai statues made?
The main bodies of most of the moai statues at Easter Island were sculpted out of the volcanic tuff from the Rano Raraku quarry, the remains of an extinct volcano. The Rano Raraku tuff is a sedimentary rock made from layers of air-lain, partially fused and partially cemented volcanic ash, fairly easy to carve but very heavy to transport.
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