Mystery of Easter Island People are drawn to mysteries and to places that evoke the mysterious.
Easter Island is, for many, one of the great mysteries of humankind.
For centuries the strange moai statues of this remote island have inspired wonder in those who have visited or simply heard about them. The mystery of Easter Island is inescapable. It is this remoteness, combined with the uniqueness of the moai, that has shrouded the island in mystery. The truth is that archaeologists, after almost half a century of diligent research, have begun to solve most of the great mysteries of Easter Island, from identifying the original settlers to explaining the technology and the meaning behind the mysterious moai. While Easter Island may, through the efforts of science, be slowly emerging from its shroud of mystery, the wonder of this remote place is in no way diminished by this revelation.