Easter Island Heads Ahu at Lindy Rossi blog

Easter Island Heads Ahu. The largest of the moved moai is over 33 feet tall, weighs approximately 81.5 tons, and was moved over 3 miles from its source at rano raraku. Hoa hakananai'a and moai hava. The museum cares for two large stone moai from rapa nui (easter island): This location is significant since many scholars have hypothesized. Terevaka (altitude 507 metres) forms the bulk of the island, while two other volcanoes, poike and rano. Moai are megalithic statues often placed upon ahu (ceremonial platforms). The moai have distinctively large heads and disproportionately small bodies and are often called the “easter island heads,” despite most having bodies. Within the island, many of the heads can be found around the coast, located on stone platforms called ahu. Easter island is a volcanic island, consisting mainly of three extinct coalesced volcanoes: Research indicates that about 500 easter island moai were moved out of the rano raraku quarry along a network of roads to prepared platforms (called ahu) all over the island.

The largest of the moved moai is over 33 feet tall, weighs approximately 81.5 tons, and was moved over 3 miles from its source at rano raraku. Research indicates that about 500 easter island moai were moved out of the rano raraku quarry along a network of roads to prepared platforms (called ahu) all over the island. Terevaka (altitude 507 metres) forms the bulk of the island, while two other volcanoes, poike and rano. This location is significant since many scholars have hypothesized. The moai have distinctively large heads and disproportionately small bodies and are often called the “easter island heads,” despite most having bodies. Within the island, many of the heads can be found around the coast, located on stone platforms called ahu. The museum cares for two large stone moai from rapa nui (easter island): Moai are megalithic statues often placed upon ahu (ceremonial platforms). Easter island is a volcanic island, consisting mainly of three extinct coalesced volcanoes: Hoa hakananai'a and moai hava.

Great Panorama Picture MoaiThe stone heads of Easter Island

Easter Island Heads Ahu The museum cares for two large stone moai from rapa nui (easter island): Terevaka (altitude 507 metres) forms the bulk of the island, while two other volcanoes, poike and rano. The moai have distinctively large heads and disproportionately small bodies and are often called the “easter island heads,” despite most having bodies. Research indicates that about 500 easter island moai were moved out of the rano raraku quarry along a network of roads to prepared platforms (called ahu) all over the island. Moai are megalithic statues often placed upon ahu (ceremonial platforms). Hoa hakananai'a and moai hava. Easter island is a volcanic island, consisting mainly of three extinct coalesced volcanoes: The museum cares for two large stone moai from rapa nui (easter island): The largest of the moved moai is over 33 feet tall, weighs approximately 81.5 tons, and was moved over 3 miles from its source at rano raraku. Within the island, many of the heads can be found around the coast, located on stone platforms called ahu. This location is significant since many scholars have hypothesized.