Scientists Say They May Have Solved a 900-Year Easter Island Puzzle

  • Publish date: Monday، 01 December 2025 Reading time: 1 min read

They’re Not Just Heads, They’re Full Bodies

They “Walked” Using Only Ropes And 18 People

The Island Was Never Completely Deforested By Humans

The Topknots (Pukao) Were Not Crowns But Red Hair

The Statues Faced Inland To Protect The Living, Not The Sea

The Quarry Was Abandoned Overnight Because Of A Sudden War

The Famous “Collapse” Was Actually Contact With Europeans

Rongorongo Script Is Now Partially Readable

The Moai Absorbed Carbon Dioxide To Fertilize The Soil

At Least One Statue Has Been Proven To Have Left The Island Long Befor

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Easter Island is home to around 1,000 stone figurines known as moai sculptural heads. Some of the statues measure 33 feet high and weigh some 86 tonnes, making their movement to various parts of Easter Island inconceivable, and for almost a century, the mystery of how they ended up there has made scientists curious about their origin. A team of researchers now thinks that they have finally cracked how the people of Rapa Nui managed to transport the monolithic heads across rough land.

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