Easter Island is one of the most remote, uninhabited islands in the world. Along the slope of one of its volcanos there are hundreds of giant carved statues that until recently most people believed were just large stone heads. It turns out that the bodies of the states were buried by mudslides. The nearest inhabited land (around 50 residents in 2013) … More Giant Heads of Easter Island Aren’t Just Heads. Their Bodies Were Covered Multiple Mudslides.