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Moai Statues Underground. The moai monoliths, carved from stone found on the. Find out what archaeologists have known all along: Perched on the side of a picturesque volcano, these statues are the most photographed—and, consequently, the most. In fact, although tourists often believe that there are only head statues on the island, archaeologists have known that there are bodies hidden underground ever since excavations began in 1914, explained jo anne van tilburg, director of the easter island statue project (eisp), in livescience. As early as 1914, archaeologists on easter island discovered that the heads of at least some of the megalithic statues, traditionally called moai, were attached to subterranean torsos, covered up over many centuries by erosion. In recent years the easter island statue project has undertaken efforts to excavate and study some of the moai, thereby revealing previously hidden portions of the statues. The easter island heads are known as moai by the rapa nui people who carved the figures in the tropical south pacific directly west of chile.

In recent years the easter island statue project has undertaken efforts to excavate and study some of the moai, thereby revealing previously hidden portions of the statues. As early as 1914, archaeologists on easter island discovered that the heads of at least some of the megalithic statues, traditionally called moai, were attached to subterranean torsos, covered up over many centuries by erosion. Find out what archaeologists have known all along: Perched on the side of a picturesque volcano, these statues are the most photographed—and, consequently, the most. In fact, although tourists often believe that there are only head statues on the island, archaeologists have known that there are bodies hidden underground ever since excavations began in 1914, explained jo anne van tilburg, director of the easter island statue project (eisp), in livescience. The moai monoliths, carved from stone found on the. The easter island heads are known as moai by the rapa nui people who carved the figures in the tropical south pacific directly west of chile.

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Moai Statues Underground As early as 1914, archaeologists on easter island discovered that the heads of at least some of the megalithic statues, traditionally called moai, were attached to subterranean torsos, covered up over many centuries by erosion. The easter island heads are known as moai by the rapa nui people who carved the figures in the tropical south pacific directly west of chile. In recent years the easter island statue project has undertaken efforts to excavate and study some of the moai, thereby revealing previously hidden portions of the statues. As early as 1914, archaeologists on easter island discovered that the heads of at least some of the megalithic statues, traditionally called moai, were attached to subterranean torsos, covered up over many centuries by erosion. Perched on the side of a picturesque volcano, these statues are the most photographed—and, consequently, the most. Find out what archaeologists have known all along: The moai monoliths, carved from stone found on the. In fact, although tourists often believe that there are only head statues on the island, archaeologists have known that there are bodies hidden underground ever since excavations began in 1914, explained jo anne van tilburg, director of the easter island statue project (eisp), in livescience.