easter island moai bodies

For two decades an enigmatic smiling face, carved locally in the mould of an Easter Island Moai, kept watch over what residents of Minami Sanriku came to know as Chile Plaza. But when the huge waves of last March's tsunami swamped the town, the statue, like hundreds of buildings, was toppled, its two-metre head knocked off its body. Much of the town's infrastructure and m ost of its economy was wiped out when the gigantic waves swept ashore, killing 19000...


The Easter Island “Heads” Have


Moai of Easter Island.


Moai Statues, Easter Island


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Easter Island

Location Of Easter Island. Easter Island is famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called Moai thought to have been built around 500 years ago. They are dotted all around the Island appearing almost to be it's Guardians. Exactly why and how... Another amazing fact is that they have found many of the Easter Island Heads actually have enormous bodies too! again making the thought of moving these enormous stone pieces quite incomprehensible. Discovered...
The Enigma Of Easter Island | Our UFO Society

Although moai are whole-body statues, they are commonly referred to as "Easter Island heads." This is partly because of the disproportionate size of their heads and partly because for many years the only moai standing on...
easter island moai bodies