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  The Easter Island statues, also known as moai, are monolithic stone figures located on Easter Island, a small island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. They were created by the Rapa Nui people between 1250 and 1500 CE. The moai are made of volcanic tuff, a type of compressed volcanic ash. The statues range in height from less than 3 feet to over 30 feet tall and can weigh up to 75 tons each. The tallest moai ever erected, called Paro, stands at a height of 33 feet and weighs approximately 75 tons. Each moai has a unique appearance, but they share some common features. They have large noses, elongated ears, and prominent brows. The statues were carved with stone tools and finished with coral or obsidian scrapers. The process of carving and erecting a moai was a complex undertaking. The Rapa Nui people quarried the stone from a volcanic crater on the island and then transported it to the carving site. The statue was then carved in situ, meaning it was carved where it was to b...