when were the statues on easter island built
Easter Island The large stone statues, or moai, for which Easter Island is famous, were carved in the period 1100â€“1680 CE (rectified radio-carbon dates).[16] A total of 887 monolithic stone statues have been inventoried on the island and in museum collections.[78] Although often identified as "Easter Island heads", the statues have torsos, most of them ending at the top of the thighs, although a small number are complete figures that kneel on bent knees with their hands over their stomachs.[79][80] Some upright moai have become buried up to their necks by shifting soils.