Easter Island is located in the South Pacific Ocean and was settled by people from Polynesia in 900 AD. The island is home to hundreds of massive stone statues called Moai that were carved and transported by the Rapa Nui people, some weighing up to 20 tons. While the exact methods are unknown, it is believed the statues were moved into place by rolling them on logs and putting sweet potatoes underneath to ease their movement. Easter Island poses many mysteries around how these giant statues were carved and erected given the island's isolated location.
2. DEFINITION
Easter Island is located near the Southern
Pacific Ocean about 2,300 miles west of
Chile. Easter Island has been governed by
Chile since 1888. It was settled in 900 AD.
The mystery surrounding Easter Island is
how the really big rocks get there?
3. WHAT IS EASTER ISLAND?
Did someone think of the idea to create
faces ?
Who put them there?
How did they move the rocks?
4. ANSWERS!
Chileans carved the faces and put
them there.
They put sweet potatoes on the
bottom and that made it easier to
push the rocks.
5. THE ROCKS ON EASTER ISLAND
How much do they weigh?
Is Easter Island the only place that has
the rocks?
Are they supposed to be someone?
