Easter island - mysterious of Moai statues

Easter Island, also called Rapa Nui, is a Polynesian island in the Pacific Ocean. The island became a special territory of Chile in 1888. The name "Easter Island" was named after the island&first recorded European tourist encountered it on Easter Sunday in 1722.The island is most famous for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapa Nui people. The statues are ranging in size from a meter to 20 meters. Polynesians are believed to have settled on the island around the first millennium AD. The thriving Rapa Nui people carved the large stone statues between 1100 -1680 AD. Archaeologists suggest that the statues were a representation of the Polynesian people’s ancestors. The Moai statues face away from the sea and towards the villages, by way of watching over the people. Just one quarter of the statues were ever installed with nearly half still remaining at the quarry site and others sitting along the way to their intended locations. However, there has been much speculation about the exact purpose of the statues. 8 Mile Wall Of Prehistoric Rock Art Discovered In The Amazon Rainforest Incredible 2200 Year Old Mosaics Discovered In Ancient Greek City Lion&Rock - The Ancient Rock Fortress Of Sri Lanka