On average, they stand 13 feet high and weigh 14 tons, human heads-on-torsos carved in the male form from rough hardened volcanic ash. The islanders call them "moai," and they have puzzled ...

Still, about 400 moai remain in the quarry in various stages of completion. Today, visitors with a Rapa Nui National Park ...

with the use of only stone, wood, rope, and human power. The following is a brief summary of those attempts. We encourage you to peruse them, and then send in your own theory on how the moai were ...

It’s a tiny, windswept place, famed for its colossal Moai – mysterious stone figures that each weigh more than a Boeing 737 plane. For years, the island has been the subject of intrigue.