The monumental sculptures of Easter Island:
A. are explained in detail in stone tablets inset in the base of each figure.
B. were carved from the trunks of giant trees brought to the island on barges.
C. depict the animal gods of an ancient cosmology.
D. were carved from volcanic stone in the island's mountains.
E. were arranged in circles facing inward, perhaps representing a gathering of rulers.
D
Whatever purpose the sculptures served, the Islanders believed them to be vital to their community due to the heroic efforts to erect them.
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