Wonders of the World - The Easter Island Statues (Wonders of the World)

Explores the mysteries surrounding the history and significance of the large statues on Easter Island. Hundreds of enormous stone statues populate a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean. Some of the figures gaze out over the landscape, while others lie half-finished in the crater of a volcano. The Easter Island Statues examines these mysterious monuments and the people who carved them centuries ago. Discussion of the enigmatic human-like rock statues on Easter Island, their significance, and how they may have gotten there Land of the stone giants Who made the statues? Carving and moving the Moai The end of the statue carving.