Easter Island has about 1,000 large stone heads, known as Moai, scattered throughout the island. Most historians agree that the Moai statues were carved by Polynesians approximately 900 years ago.

On average, they stand 13 feet high and weigh 14 tons, human heads-on-torsos carved in the male form ... nearly 900 giant moai that punctuate Easter Island's barren landscape.

There is no place in the world like Easter Island ... monolithic statues carved from volcanic rocks that are found across the island. These monoliths are just pieces of the Rapa Nui puzzle.

Thousands of massive stone monuments, known as Moai, preside over Easter Island. The way they were carved, using only stone tools, seems unfathomable. Need a New Organ? Surgeon Anthony Atala Sees ...

a stark reminder that you are still on Easter Island. The distinct features of the moai, with carvings on their backs, are accented by the red scoria top knots, or pukaos, on their heads.

Travel resumed to Easter Island last week after COVID ... between the 13th and 16th centuries. These are carved human figures with oversized heads, often resting on huge stone pedestals called ...

Paul Trachtman Local artists are reviving the island's traditions. Tattooist Andreas "Panda" Pakarati displays a wooden moai he's just carved ... Named Easter Island by the Dutch explorer Jacob ...