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 facing inland at Ahu Tongariki, restored by Chilean archaeologist Claudio Cristino in the 1990s
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
William Thomas Mulloy Jr. was an American anthropologist. While his early research established him as a formidable scholar and skillful fieldwork supervisor in the province of North American Plains ar
Mulloy lecturing on Rapa Nui archaeology in 1975, on the occasion of receiving the O'Higgins Award, Chile's highest civilian honor.
Mulloy receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Wyoming in 1976.
Bill Mulloy and Arne Skjølsvold at Vinapu on Rapa Nui during the Norwegian Archaeological Expedition of 1955.
Bill Mulloy at Ahu Akivi, 1961.