Addressing Misconceptions

When it comes to history, people have a lot of misconceptions. Same is true when it comes to Moai. Van Tilburg believes it is important to dispel these misconceptions.

Wrong Assumptions

Says Tilburg,  “the reason people think they are [only] heads is there are about 150 statues buried up to the shoulders on the slope of a volcano, and these are the most famous, most beautiful and most photographed of all the Easter Island statues. This suggested to people who had not seen photos of [other unearthed statues] that they are heads only.”