“The island is planted with monstrous great statues, the work of I don’t know what race, today degenerate or vanished; its great remains an enigma.” Named Easter Island by the Dutch explorer ...

Hancock estimates that the statues on Easter Island, known as Moai heads, are likely much older than the platforms, called Ahu Vinapu, on which many of them sit because the structures exhibit ...

On average, they stand 13 feet high and weigh 14 tons, human heads ... to the island since the first European explorers arrived here in 1722. In their isolation, why did the early Easter Islanders ...

a stark reminder that you are still on Easter Island. The distinct features of the moai, with carvings on their backs, are accented by the red scoria top knots, or pukaos, on their heads.

Ex-Easter Island Head talk collaborations with the BBC Philharmonic & Laura CannellEx-Easter Island Head talk collaborations with the BBC Philharmonic & Laura Cannell ...