@mikeinburien: A bit more about Rano Raraku. The moai right in front is one of several that were excavated by archaeologists which is in part why they know how big they are. There are about 300 moai around what called the quarry, all in various stages of creation before being abandoned some time in the 1600s. Some were still in their initial stages of being chiseled out of the volcanic rock, others like the ones buried upright were having their finer details completed and many are just scattered all over the place in various stages of being broken. Look up the Moai Road. Here's a timeline for context. 1100–1200 AD – The first moai were carved. 1200–1500 AD – The height of moai production and ahu (platform) construction. 1500–1600 AD – Some of the largest statues, including those at Ahu Tongariki, were erected. 1600–1680 AD – Carving and transport of new moai ceased. Many unfinished statues remained in the quarry at Rano Raraku. 17th–18th centuries – Rivalries and social upheaval led to the toppling of many standing moai and a shift toward the Birdman (Tangata Manu) cult centered at Orongo. #ranoraraku #rapanui #easterisland #moai

Jray_2x :

THESE ARE NOT HUMAN CREATED SCULPTURES💯💯💯💯 THESE THINGS WERE ALIVE AT ONE TIME

Shaedy :

those are nothing compared to what's under that hill💯

Batman :

These things are just as fascinating as the pyramids to me

ralphylauren11 :

All facing the sky waiting for the ufo’s to come back and give them more tech

Ghost :

Whole time there petrified being😂

Noah :

Let’s dig underground to see the true size of

Kev :

Pre flood chess pieces.

Alara :

That’s SO tall. I didn’t know they were that tall, wow.

stevebredy :

How much particulate soil is deposited by wind storm hurricanes. Imagine 1 inch of material deposited every 150 years. That would place these about 54,000 years old.

Respectfully👁️Suspicious :

The ancients knew the earth had its own energetic flow. They built on nodes and would gather where the energy merged

tina :

American Iron :

I want to see this island, on my bucket list

dellman25 :

Those have to be older than they say with all that sediment

ImWatching :

Genuine question. How do they keep the grass so low?

Hotpops64 :

“Gum Gum………….Dumb Dumb”Nighr at the Museum.

MotoTom2Wheel :

Tartarian outpost 💪

Panduh Qween :

Inwas just about to say is this easter island 🥹 i wanna go so bad and chew some GUM GUM

Ben Tuki :

That’s piro piro moai considered the biggest, removed from the motherstone at Rano raraku volcano and almost finished with around 12 meters total, around 6,5 meters exposed and almost 6 meters underground, a weight of over 80 tons, carved during the last period around the late 16th centuries, excavated after by Katherine routledge 1915 for first time. Mystery of Easter Island.

Upgrayedd :

Here before the flood

Charles 🌲🫐🐇 :

these have always fascinated me

Wayne & my cat Leo :

Before the last mud flood

hands drawings :

He llegado a pensar que fueron colocados allí en una época que muchas islas y territorios aún no se habían hundido en el mar o cuando los continentes eran muy distintos a como los conocemos hoy.

El Señor :

Petrifried giants dug in the groun and forced to drown from the flood

ℕ𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕥𝕪'𝕤 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕪𝕕𝕒𝕟 :

Must of been a huge land slide or mud flood of sorts way back when.

Courtney 🇨🇦 :

So cool