A lot of people have probably heard of the fascinating statues of Easter Island known as moai, though more often called Eastern Island heads. These megalithic structures on the island first discovered (by westerners) by Jaob Roggeveen in 1722 on Easter Sunday (hence the name) are around 15 tons (the largest standing one is about 80 tons). Believed to have been created in what for Europe was the Late Middle Ages, these statues have brought about…