Become a member and save up to 20% on your program registration price! Join today If you are already a member, log in to access your member price. Easter Island UNESCO World Heritage Sites Evening Lecture/Seminar Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. ET Code: 1J0456 Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Select your Registration Login $20 Member 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 $25 Non-Member Adding to your cart... Add to cart Log in to add this program to your wishlist! A 10% processing fee will be applied at checkout. Resize text Easter Island moai statues at Rano Raraku The instantly recognizable moai statues of remote Easter Island pay silent tribute to the extraordinary seafaring skills of Polynesian migrants and their inventive stewardship of an ecologically fragile island. The rediscovery of Easter Island by Western explorers in the modern era has given rise to spirited debates about how its original settlers reached such a distant location, how they were able to carve such large, mysterious statues, and how the statues were transported. Historian Justin M. Jacobs draws on the latest scholarship and theories to explain how these giant statues came to dominate the most remote inhabited island in the world. Jacobs is a professor of history at American University. Additional UNESCO World Heritage Sites Programs June 11: Mogao Grottos July 9: Bamiyan Buddhas August 27: Angkor Wat General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom.
