Stock image of some Moai statues on Easter Island. One viral Reddit post claims that the largest ever carved statue was never erected, and measured 70 feet tall. Stock image of some Moai statues ...

Or did the Rapa Nui people only realize they couldn't move such a giant statue after they'd already begun carving it? We'll ...

Moai, whose torsos are buried underground, are famous for their carved heads and "Pukao," a hat-like covering made from a soft red stone. The monoliths are enormous, too, with the largest statue ...

Equally interesting are their physical properties. The average moai statue measures 13 feet (although the largest reaches a whopping 70 feet) and weighs up to 14 tons, or roughly twice as heavy as ...

About one mile east of Rano Raraku volcano is Ahu Tongariki, the largest ahu complex on Easter Island with 15 moai statues. We first saw it from above while walking through Rano Raraku.

Moai: Theorized for Paro, the largest statue erected on an ahu (Ahu Te Pito Kura), standing approximately 32.45 feet tall and weighing 82 tons. Method:The process involved using two gigantic ...

But the true number of moai on the island is unknown because many remain buried in the Rano Raraku quarry on the island’s south shore, where the statues were built. The largest discovered moai ...

While the largest of the statues weighs 86 tons and rises 32 feet tall, most of the moai average about half that size. About 95 percent are carved from the volcanic tuff, but a few are made from ...

Several theories have been proposed, including using logs to roll the statues and even ... Getty Images Fifteen moai stand on the Ahu Tongariki plinth, the largest ceremonial structure on Easter ...

The largest can measure up to 21 meters in ... which appeared after the moai. "Saving the statues is pointless if we don't preserve everything else. Without their socio-cultural context, they ...

Easter Island has nearly 1,000 of these statues. Ariki Tepano ... The are some 1,000 giant moai and carvings, the largest of which weighs 74 tonnes and stands 10m tall. Easter Island is a Unesco ...