In the spring of 1998, I was asked to take part in the filming of the NOVA film "Easter Island," during which experts examined hand methods for moving and erecting moai, the huge stone statues for ...
Yet, it’s home to about 1,000 giant moai statues. Some are almost 30 feet ... These statues, weighing 10 to 12 metric tons, were over 70 feet tall. Moving these heavy statues was a big challenge.
Were they originally intended to remain in place on the quarry slopes? Or had the islanders run out of the resources necessary to complete the Herculean task of carving and moving the moai?
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