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Scientists are still trying to figure that out today. They say probably they were built to represent power or life. Or maybe built for praise and majority, maybe just to be content in living. But they still don't know.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoit is made up of marble
*Since Easter Island has volcanic origins it seems likely that the statues are also made of volcanic rock. A previous post to this site claimed that the statues were made of marble, but that seems highly unlikely.
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∙ 14y agoMost of the statues were made between 1000 and 1500 A.D.
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∙ 12y agoit is built somewhere between 1150 and 1500 AD
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∙ 11y agoBetween 1100 and 1680
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∙ 6y agoIn 12
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Who made the maio statues?
The Moai statues were made by Polynesian settlers on Easter Island.
Where is the moai statues located at?
Moai are from Easter Island which is more than 2,000 miles west of Chile.
Where did the Easter Island statues come from?
The statues are from Easter Island. They are called Moai and are carved from a rock made of compressed volanic ash known as Tuff. They were carved in the quarries of Rano Raraku along the coast and transported to various areas across the Island.
Why is Easter Island famous?
It's famous because it's smallest archaeological site in the worldEaster Island is well-known for its 887 colossal statues, called moai, made by the early Rapa Nui people.Easter Island is well-known for its 887 colossal statues, called moai, made by the early Rapa Nui people.
What are the moai made of?
The Easter island Moai (monolithic human figures) are made of rock
How many statues on Easter Island?
The Easter Island head statues (moai) are carved from volcanic rock from Rano Raraku. These rocks include trachyte, red scoria, and basalt (all of these are igneous rocks because they came from a volcano). The eyes are made of black and white obsidian rocks.
What is the difference between Stonehenge and Easter Island?
Easter Island has over 800 statues that were hand carved by the natives around 1100 to 1680 CE. The statues were made to represent a deceased loved one. Stonehenge is a ring of stones that were raided around 2300 BC. Stonehenge is believed to be a place for healing or for astronomical observation.
The sacred sites of Easter Island in Polynesia are watched over by?
Moai apex
Why did the moai's on Easter Island have hat's?
no body knows how they were carved or why they were made. no body knows.
How many Easter Island statues were made?
There are 887
When were the moai built?
The Moai are otherwise known as the stone carvings on Easter Island. It is thought that these carvings were made between the years 1250 and 1500.
How has the Easter Island made the world more interesting?
Easter Island has giant head statues, which are unique to the island.
