blog posts Easter Island's moai statues are eroding. Should they be preserved? Jul 3, 2025 1:45 pm by BBCIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images BBC (July 3) 'Many believe the moai should, as they are, go into the ground and disappear. Let the moai go to their hanua, their land, and let them go back home,' says U. of I. anthropological archaeologist Dale Simpson Jr. Share on Facebook Tweet Email