The Mystery of Easter Island

So far, people had wondered about the mystery of Easter Island. Why are there strange markings? Why are there carved statues of faces?, What happened to the people that had inhabited this island? This essay will explain the mystery of Easter Island.


The Easter Islanders had used rock to carve the statues that you see on the island today. They use soft volcanic tuff for statue carving. This tuff was an extrusive kind of igneous rock. This means that the lava from the volcano had cooled quickly. These statues were called moais.

The moai carvers were ingenious in making the most out of sections of rock. The production of the statues was most likely through labor with many rituals and ceremonies performed throughout the process. When a statue was completed, it was broken off its keel and slid carefully down the slope. The final decorations were carved into the torso and back.

The moai had to be transported across the island to the platforms after they had been com...