Easter Island has always interested me because of the huge statues that are scattered through out the island. I forgot what they are called but its something along the lines of moah... anyway do you think they are statues of an alien race or something else? trying to bring an interesting topic up.

I'm not sure what to think, it's like Stonehenge...I'm not completely sure about the alien theory, I think that navtives did that...ya know, something like the Native Americans and totom{SP} poles.

i think the natives made them as a sort of guardian to keed the island safe if you look at a map that shows their location they go around the whole island more concentrated at certain pionts then others and a gap at the mountain formation.just my thoughts.

I think they were put there to scare away something, don't know what:(

I saw a documentary about Easter Island and they said that the rocks that the natives made the statues out of were too far away and too heavy to be where they are, so they don't know how the natives did it. Nice little mystery.

Either a sacred sacrifice area...or a 'landing pad' for UFO's.Think about it,these stones cannot be moved like this back then.I think it's possible that outer life was involved in things like this,stonehenge,and Egyptian pyramids..those pyramids of Giza are impossible to do,maybe not now,but they just didn't have the resources and tools to do this back then...

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I've actually heard that archaeologysts have discovered proof that the stones were moved from a quarry somewhere to where they stand in the present day. They are supposed to be guardian god - type representations (like the totems someone mentioned before). Whatever the origin and or meaning, they sure are incredible.

I wonder... has anyone tried to ever think of them as a stone as it perhaps could be a stone for a marking for where they burry their dead? I also wonder if they ever tried digging udner the mysterious stones across the world and see what they could uncover there. I bet they would find something.

I read somewhere that the natives call the Easter Island "Rapanui", the same way some books refer to the lost continent of Lemuria. There are some theories that Easter Island is what is left from Lemuria...

couldn't they use wheels?

Maybe,but is it worth the risk?Is it worth risking ruining this ancient mystery,to possibly find nothing?...

Anyone ever see the movie, errr, Rupunti I think it was...

Basically, Easter Island was covered in a dense forest and there were two tribes that lived on the Island.

They made massive stone statues to appease the gods or some crap. They used logs from the trees to wheel them to the shore. Thing is, they used so many that they practacally leveled the island of trees.

A civil war of sorts broke out and they became cannibalistic and eventually died out.

The statues are called "Moai" ......there are many theories, but no one is really sure about their origin. Eastern Island is part of Chile. Anyway, there is no reason to think that they were created by aliens.....


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Mad Manfred is right, the island used to be covered in forest but were chopped down to use as rollers to transport the statues. The rocks were mined from the quarry by heating the rocks up then subjecting them to cold water cracking them up. tools have also been found suggesting the construction of this statues were a major occupation for the natives. The natives were polynesians who sailed there from parts unknown.

The polynesians, as proven by Thor heyerdahl, came from South America, from where they had the knowledge to mount huge statues, to move big boulders and stuff. There was app. 7000 people living there at the peak of their civilization, and even 1000 men could do the job of creating these statues.

i think that they are there because some one or people put them there to protect the island they are strange but then again stonehendge is strange sorry about the spelling anyways maybe they are for aliens.

but i have always thought that maybe they are magic i know this sounds pathetic but what if someone well people in this case did something horrible devistating and someone cursed them to look over the island forever i know it sounds stupid but i don't think we are going to get the reason why they are there and who put them there

What Easter Island is partially really known for is the mystery of how the stones got to the place of where their are. Based on scientists related to the subject, it has been proven that these stones are not where they are originally from. The stones were actually found to be miles and miles away. Also, the carving is extremely fantastic with great skills. I'm sure the people of the tribe could of looked up to each stone face as a God, most likely polytheistic.




I don't believe many people had that idea, but maybe somewhere. I don't think many people would be granted the permission to do that, but possibly their could always be something beneath...




Check this site out, I provided it before though it includes some information on your bringing up of Rapanui:

http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html

http://www.rapanui.cl/eng/index.html



Thats exactly what I discussed ^ . The stones were proven to come far away and thats what makes up a big chunk of the mystery of Easter Island...

Now the question about wheels is, did they have that advanced technology on their island? This is like the mystery and questions of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids...Many people are against the idea or fact that the Egyptian slaves dragged the large limestone bricks. Where would they get all that energy from if they were treated poorly?...

Ahh, It's good to see not many people are actually crediting aliens for the making of these statues...


Not to get off topic, but I don't really think the people who took part in the building of the pyramids were depicted like they are on television or in the movies (Being whipped, and forced to work long hours without food or water) but they were housed, and properly fed.

I'm listening to you since I dont have much to say about the Egyptian slaves...:-D