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Not much is known. 887 statues up to 9,5 km high on the island have been found, built by the Napa Nui. They were made between the 1st and the 17th century. They consist of 1 whole stone that protrudes above the ground.

Easter Island's mysterious statues have baffled visitors for centuries, raising questions about "giants" and lost civilizations. They stand like silent sentinels in the barren landscape. At one point, 300 of them created a continuous line around the island, all carved out of the black lava rock of the island's Rano Raraku volcano. This crater was a quarry for over 500 years until the 18^th century. 95% of all moai are made from this volcanic stone.

At ten meters (33 feet) high and weighing up to 80 tons, the majority were once covered in red hats and engraved on the back with ancient initiation symbols. The weather has eroded many of these characteristics. For the people who founded them, the images were repositories of spirit charged by the Creator's Life Force, which they called "mana."