+Moai are monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on [Easter Island](/wiki/easter_island) between 1250 and 1500 CE. These vast stone [sculptures](/wiki/sculpture), some weighing many tons, stand as silent guardians, embodying ancestral spirits looking inland from the coast. Their creation and transport remain a profound testament to early Polynesian engineering.
+## See also
+- [Rapa Nui](/wiki/rapa_nui)
+- [Polynesia](/wiki/polynesia)
+- [Archaeology](/wiki/archaeology)