Heritage sites, Archaeological discoveries, History of Archaeology

Rapa Nui National Park

Location

Province of Iquique

Country

Chile

Year of Research

1995

Culture

Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, bears observer to a unique cultural phenomenon.
A society of Polynesian origin that settled there c. A.D. 300 established a powerful, imaginative and original tradition of monumental sculpture and architecture, free from any external pressure.
From the 10th to the 16th century this society built shrines and erected massive stone figures known as moai, which created an unrivalled cultural landscape that continues to attract people throughout the world.