Moai or moʻai (/ ˈmoʊ.aɪ / ⓘ MOH-eye; Spanish: moái; Rapa Nui: moʻai, lit. 'statue') are monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in eastern Polynesia between the years 1250 and 1500. [1][2] Nearly half are still at Rano Raraku, the main moai quarry, but hundreds were transported from there and set on st...

2024年3月6日 · 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 Park, which includes the moai, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995.

2025年2月6日 · Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is renowned for its enigmatic Moai statues, which have captivated the imagination of scholars and travelers alike. These colossal stone figures, carved by the Rapa Nui people, stand as a testament …

2022年10月19日 · Hundreds of statues, or moai, dot the landscape Easter Island, known to locals as Rapa Nui. Most of the moai ring the island with their backs to the sea—but many never made it out of the Rano...

Over a few hundred years the inhabitants of this remote island quarried, carved and erected around 887 moai. The size and complexity of the moai increased over time, and it is believed that Hoa Hakananai’a dates to around 1200 C.E. It is one of only fourteen moai made from basalt, the rest are carved from the island’s softer volcanic tuff.

2019年11月24日 · Located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, is famous for immense, carved stone statues called moai. A completed moai is made of three parts: a large yellow body, a red hat or topknot (called pukao), and white inset eyes with a …

Moai are megalithic statues often placed upon ahu (ceremonial platforms). They are said to be the aringa ora, the living faces of the ancestors. Hoa Hakananai'a (meaning 'lost, hidden, or stolen friend') is carved from basalt and dates from about 1000–1200.

2024年9月26日 · Carved by the Rapa Nui people between 1400 and 1650 AD, these statues stand as a testament to the innovative engineering skills of an ancient civilization. The Moai statues are celebrated for their mysterious transportation method, using only ropes and manpower to make them ‘walk’ across the island .

2024年3月19日 · Easter Island, sometimes called Rapa Nui, is a volcanic island in the southeast Pacific Ocean that is well-known for its enormous, intricately carved stone statues, or moai. A big yellow body, a red hat or topknot (referred to as a pukao), and white inset eyes with a coral iris make up a finished moai.

Moai, or mo‘ai, are monolithic human figures carved from rock on the Chilean Polynesian island of Easter Island between the years 1250 and 1500. Nearly half are still at Rano Raraku, the main moai quarry, but hundreds were transported from there and set on stone platforms called ahu around the island's perimeter.