Easter Island Response

After reading the Easter Island article i thought one of the most interesting points found in the history of Easter Island was that the statues were only discovered in the late 1700's. Who knows how long ago they were actually built and placed. My first historical connection when reading about this was that the Aztec Empire was always admired and seen as an advanced civilization, especially for they're time period of existence. The differences i thought about between our civilization and Easter Island was that our huge models or statues that are found in our country are only buildings or skyscrapers or sightseeings that represent our power or high stature, such as the World Trade Center, or the Statue of Liberty. For art to be placed in a land that is isolated and left to be unseen but only by true art-pursuers and travelers to apreciate is actually very interesting aND its exciting to know that something like that is even out there and ready to be valued.