Oof Easter Island Heads
What were they built for and who were the artisans of these mysterious creations.
Oof easter island heads. 11001680 rectified radio carbon dates. Oct 31 2018 ian harvey. However no one was ever able to figure out how anyone built the statues let alone moved them around the land. The mystery of the easter island heads may finally be solved.
They are towering creations that weigh up to 14 tons each. Easter island is home to 887 monolithic carvings called moai statues. The large stone statues or moai for which easter island is famous were carved in the period ad. One mystery of easter islands statues finally solved researchers say emily dixon cnn updated 11th january 2019 cnn when it comes to easter island s towering stone heads theres now one.
The moai were built by the rapa nui who were native to the island somewhere between the years 1400 1650. The largest of the moai weigh up to 86 tons and can be as much as 30 feet tall although the average size is about half that big according to easter island travel. The stone heads of easter island have cast an almost magical spell on anyone that has seen them if only in a photograph. The easter island heads were first discovered by explorers in the 1700s.
Though often eyeless they still gaze along the shores of the island. A total of 887 monolithic stone statues have been inventoried on the island and in museum collections. The moai monoliths carved from stone found on the.