Others stand upright with their head and shoulders above ground ... Ahu Nau Nau is one of the most well-preserved and scenic moai spots on the island. The beach is the legendary landing site ...

The distinct features of the moai, with carvings on their backs, are accented by the red scoria top knots, or pukaos, on their heads. This is where the island's first settlers, Hotu Matu'a and his ...

Anakena Beach — two ahus with eight moai statues on the north coast ... but the images you see most are of the “sunken heads” at Rano Raraku. However, there are 900 moai on the island ...

On average, they stand 13 feet high and weigh 14 tons, human heads-on-torsos carved in the male form from rough hardened volcanic ash. The islanders call them "moai," and they have puzzled ...