One of the most famous series of monuments in the Pacific Islands have Moai, a group of huge statues of exaggerated human figures, which are found only in small isolated island of Rapa Nui or Easter Island. Moai fought sometime between 1250 and 1500, the first inhabitants of the island, and is believed to describe the ancestors of man, that their culture took hold in the divinity itself. Moai were carved and sculpted tufa, a volcanic rock that is located on the island, and all have the same characteristics of an oversize head, broad nose, and a mysterious, inscrutable facial expression. The researchers found that 887 well-sculpted statues were originally, but in the struggle for power between the clans of the island has led to many will be destroyed. Currently, only 394 are still standing, the largest of which is 30 meters long and weighs over 70 tons.
