01-03-2019 20:12 via news.yahoo.com

CORRECTED: Easter Islanders seek outside help for iconic statues 'leprosy'

In just 100 years, the emblematic stone sculptures that guard the coastline of Easter Island could be little more than simple rectangular blocks, conservation experts are warning.The giant heads, carved centuries ago by the island's inhabitants, represent the living ancestors of Easter Island's Polynesian people - the Rapa Nui - and have brought it UNESCO World Heritage Site status.Dozens of giant "Moai" statues dominate the hillsides surrounding the island's Rano Raraku wetland, but they are fa
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