Below are some of the theories sent in to this Web site about ways to move and erect the moai. I am a fifth-grade student and have been researching Easter Island for my school project. I have read ...

The following is a brief summary of those attempts. We encourage you to peruse them, and then send in your own theory on how the moai were moved. Like most oral traditions, Rapa Nui folklore has ...

Most historians agree that the Moai statues were carved by Polynesians approximately 900 years ago. However, Hancock's theory challenges this view, proposing a much earlier date for the creation ...

Various theories have been suggested to explain how the multi-ton moai were moved from the slopes of Rano Raraku to ahus ...