The Mysteries of the Moai on Easter Island

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The Mysteries of the Moai on Easter Island

Imposing stone sentinels stand guard on Rapa Nui,
a volcanic island that anchors the western point of the Polynesian Triangle in the South Pacific.
You might know it as Easter Island.
About 42 % of the island is Rapa Nui National Park,
a World Heritage property established in 1995
to preserve the natural and cultural wonders of this Chilean territory.
This Polynesian outpost blossomed in isolation,
developing a distinct architectural and artistic culture.
Moai, the enormous heads that dot the landscape, are the lasting legacy of this ancient society.
The effort to construct these monuments and move them around the island must have been considerable.
But no one knows exactly why the Rapa Nui people undertook such a task.
The hundreds of moai standing on Easter Island today
were restored by historians, anthropologists and archaeologists in the twentieth century.

Imposing stone sentinels stand guard on Rapa Nui,
on
stand
guard
stone
Imposing
sentinels
Rapa Nui
a volcanic island that anchors the western point of the Polynesian Triangle in the South Pacific.
a
in
the
that
of
Pacific
island
point
South
volcanic
anchors
western
Polynesian Triangle
You might know it as Easter Island.
know
it
You
as
might
Easter Island
About 42 % of the island is Rapa Nui National Park,
is
the
of
Park
island
About
National
Rapa Nui
a World Heritage property established in 1995
a
in
established
property
World Heritage
to preserve the natural and cultural wonders of this Chilean territory.
and
the
to
of
this
natural
wonders
cultural
territory
preserve
Chilean
This Polynesian outpost blossomed in isolation,
This
in
isolation
Polynesian
outpost
blossomed
developing a distinct architectural and artistic culture.
and
a
culture
developing
distinct
artistic
architectural
Moai, the enormous heads that dot the landscape, are the lasting legacy of this ancient society.
are
the
that
of
this
ancient
heads
landscape
society
enormous
lasting
dot
Moai
legacy
The effort to construct these monuments and move them around the island must have been considerable.
and
The
the
to
have
them
move
must
island
around
these
been
effort
construct
monuments
considerable
But no one knows exactly why the Rapa Nui people undertook such a task.
a
the
But
people
exactly
such
why
knows
no one
task
Rapa Nui
undertook
The hundreds of moai standing on Easter Island today
today
The
on
of
standing
hundreds
Easter Island
moai
were restored by historians, anthropologists and archaeologists in the twentieth century.
and
in
the
by
were
restored
archaeologists
anthropologists
historians
twentieth century