Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, its original name, is the Polynesian island found in the south east Pacific Ocean. Although Easter Island is famous for the large monumental Moai statues which adorn Easter Island, often called the Easter Island heads, Rapa Nu
The famous Moais (Easter Island Heads) are gigantic rock statues scattered across Easter Island that make up the main focus of the Rapa Nui National Park. It is estimated that these figures of stone were built around the year 1300 AD. The statues have an average height of 4.5 to 6 meters...
The giant moai stone statues of Easter Island, called moai, have brought the island of Rapa Nui reknown and fascinated scholars, travellers and artists. The moai stone faces appear locked in silence, Sentinels in Stone that convey both power and tragedy.
an archaeologist at the University of California at Los Angeles, he’s spent many years making drawings and measurements of all the island’s moai. (He and Van Tilburg have also teamed up to create the new Galería Mana, intended to showcase and sustain traditional artisanry on the island.)...
examining the 70 multi-ton giant hats scattered around the island that have gradually eroded over time. Using photography to produce 3D computer models, the researchers were able to study the pukao in greater detail and discovered that there are far more drawings carved into the hats than was ...
examining the 70 multi-ton giant hats scattered around the island that have gradually eroded over time. Using photography to produce 3D computer models, the researchers were able to study the pukao in greater detail and discovered that there are far more drawings carved into the hats than was ...
This cat originated during a story called Spider-Island: I Love New York City No. 1, a small anthology book that took place during an event where every resident of New York City was given the same spider powers as Spider-Man. In this instance, a house cat used his newly gained...
But it didn't explain the purpose of moai statues and whom they portrayed. The elongated heads don't look exactly human. Erich von Daniken, a Swiss novelist, had his own theory. He suggested that long time ago an alien space ship broke down and ET were forced to land on the island....
In the final chorus, drawings of Leda (as seen in Darkest Hour) and Night Swan appear in the background, and Leda’s outfit transforms into the one from Darkest Hour (albeit with the hairstyle from Murder on the Dancefloor). Shortly before the end of the song, the routine moves back to...
But it didn't explain the purpose of moai statues and whom they portrayed. The elongated heads don't look exactly human. Erich von Daniken, a Swiss novelist, had his own theory. He suggested that long time ago an alien space ship broke down and ET were forced to land on the island....