All but 53 of the more than 900 moai known to date were carved from tuff (a compressed volcanic ash) from Rano Raraku, where 394 moai in varying states of completion are still visible today.

What are the moai—and who built them? At latest count on the island, there are 1,043 complete moai, enormous statues with prominent heads made from volcanic stone.

Moai statues are massive megaliths at Easter Island, and these are what this island is famous for. The moais were built in approximately 1400 - 1650 A.D. by the natives of this island also …

Oct 27, 2025 · The moai at the Rano Raraku site on Easter Island Fabien Pallueau / NurPhoto via Getty Images How did Easter Island’s famed moai statues get to where they are? It’s a …

Sep 26, 2025 · The moai of Easter Island are more than statues; they are guardians of memory. They remind us of a people who carved identity into stone, who honored their ancestors with …

The moai were probably carved to commemorate important ancestors and were made from around 1000 C.E. until the second half of the seventeenth century. Over a few hundred years …

Mar 6, 2024 · The moai are massive stone statues of human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island. Over 1,000 Moai have been discovered, and the Rapa Nui National …

Aug 20, 2025 · Easter Island's Moai statues, created by the Rapa Nui people between 1400 and 1650 AD, serve as iconic symbols of the island's culture, spiritual beliefs, and societal structure.

Oct 12, 2025 · Easter Island - Moai, Rapa Nui, Statues: The island is famous for its gigantic stone statues, of which there are more than 600, and for the ruins of giant stone platforms (ahus) …

6 days ago · The Moai are large statues on Easter Island in Oceania, known for their distinctive head and facial features. The moai were created by the Rapa Nui people likely between 1250 …