The Easter Island statues were never really a mystery. They are just large totems much like many others that are found throughout Polynesia. There was never a q

The Easter Island statues were never really a mystery. They are just large totems much like many others that are found throughout Polynesia. There was never a question that they were built by the islanders. There were some vagaries around how they were transported, but for the most part you can likely put more blame on Peruvian slavers than any other one thing.