Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is located in the Pacific, west of South America. The island has a population 4,000. Among them are the Stone Giants. These stone giants number about 887. The islanders call them "moai". The average giant weighs 14 tons and stands 13 feet tall with their backs to the sea. The tallest recorded, by archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg, was 71.93 feet tall and weighing 145 tons. This also includes the styand the heads are placed on. And also some have a "hat" on the heads.

The Stone Giants were erected in 1400 ot 1600 AD. Many believe the giants symbolize rulers and powerful poeple of the island. And it is still a mystery of how the islanders moved the statues from the extinct volcano to their destined place, called a 'ahu'.