History of Easter Island
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Geologically one of the youngest inhabited territories on Earth, Easter Island, located in the mid-Pacific Ocean, was, for most of its history, one of the most isolated. Its inhabitants, the Rapa Nui,
Traditional Rapa Nui cultivar of sweet potato (kumara)
Ahu Tongariki near Rano Raraku, a 15-moai ahu excavated and restored in the 1990s
Motu Nui islet, part of the Birdman Cult ceremony
Eugène Eyraud converted the whole population of the island to Catholicism.
Moai
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Moai or moꞌai are monolithic human figures carved from stone by the Rapa Nui people, on Rapa Nui in eastern Polynesia between the years 1250 and 1500. Nearly half are still at Rano Raraku, the main mo
Moai set in the hillside at Rano Raraku
Moʻai quarry at Rano Raraku
Re-erected tuff moai at Ahu Tahai with restored pukao and replica eyes