One of the world’s greatest mysteries may have been solved after 900 years

For 900 years, the mystery of how the famous Easter Island stone figures ended up where they are has baffled experts.

Now, a team of researchers think they know how the ancient Rapa Nui people managed to move the monolithic heads across rough land.

Easter Island is home to nearly 1,000 of the huge statues, known as moai. They were forged from compacted ash inside the extinct volcano on the island.

Some of the statues measure 33 feet high and weigh some 86 tonnes, making their movement to various parts of Easter Island inconceivable.

Researchers Carl Lipo and Terry Hunt believe they know how the statues were moved and who they were made by.

In a recent study published in The Journal of Archaeological Science, the pair said they believe large ropes were used to shimmy the statues across