Easter Island Moai
Who Built the Moai?
History
Moai are giant statues of suspected Polynesian Heads and bodys. (Moai, 2016) The Moai are on an islan called Rapa Nui. (Tompson, 1891) There are other names but the most widly accepted name is Rapa Nui. The easter island is not where the easter bunny lives.
Theories
Some people think that the Moai are built by the people on Rapa Nui. Rapa Nui natives do not know where they came from. (Moai,2016) the evidence aginst this is The people who live on Rapa Nui don't know how the Moai were built or where the Moai came from. (Well, 2012) The Rapa Nui people tore down the Moai. How the islanders moved the Moai is also part of the mystery. This proves that the Rapa Nui people did not build the Moai. Another theory is that Moai were religous. There is very little evidence for or aginst this theory.
Opinion
The most plausible explanation is the Rapa Nui people built the Moai. The people had access to the island and knew their way around the island. They knew about the volcanic tuff wich was what the Moai were built out of.