Easter Island Heads have been examined for decades and yet no answer can be given to the mystery as to why they were made. Thor Heyerdahl spent several months there and wrote of his experiences in Aku-Aku. The statues were made on the island and partially complete ones can be found in a quarry. The natives also demonstrated a method that could be used to move them and set them into place.
I think a long time ago, the people of Aku-Aku built the statues to scare away some of the other countries.
Or, they could have some religious significance.
887 heads were made in 300 CE to 400 CE
There are around 900 Moai (stone heads) on Easter Island.
the coasts of Easter island
No. There is no a name for the heads of the East Island.
easter island heads
The heads
There are 887 giant stone statues on Easter Island called moai, and most of them have heads.
Polynesisans settled it from Bora Bora and created the heads from 1100-1600.
The Easter Island heads are mainly a grayish color due to the volcanic rock they are made of. Over time, they may have accumulated some red or brown hues from natural weathering processes.
The average height of the Easter Island heads is around 13 feet, with some reaching up to 33 feet tall. The width of the heads ranges from about 6 to 13 feet.
No. It is believed that they were made almost 1000 years ago by Polynesians.
Because they were made so long ago that no one knows anything about them.