Monolithic Human Figures Called Moai (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Monolithic Human Figures Called Moai

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Monolithic human figures called moai were carved from rock between 1250 and 1500 by the inhabitants of Easter Island, which lies more than 2,000 miles off the coast of Chile.

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