(Huffington Post) For most, the mention of Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, the small, isolated island more than 2,000 miles off the coast of South America, conjures images of giant statues known as moai.
But ever since Dutch explorers found the island on Easter Sunday in 1722, people have wondered how the Rapanui, the island’s native inhabitants, were able to transport the hundreds of huge sculptures from the quarry where they were carved to stone platforms throughout the island, all without the use of wheels or draft animals.
