While Europeans eventually discovered the impressive moai statues for which the Rapa Nui are best known, they also stumbled ...

Isolated in the Pacific, Easter Island is famed for its towering Moai statues—but the real story lies in the resilience of ...

The online model lets researchers and anyone with an internet connection explore areas that the island’s 100,000 annual ...

A new study shows that Polynesian rats, not humans, were responsible for the deforestation at Rapa Nui, contrary to popular ...

Easter Island is known for its hundreds of colossal Moai statues - but archaeologists discovered many famous 'heads' actually ...

Rano Raraku, a steep-sided crater on the southeastern coast of Rapa Nui (as locals call the island), was the heart of moai ...

Easter Island's statues were made by different groups of people, according to new research. The iconic monuments arose from ...

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A new 3D model shows Rapa Nui’s moai were carved by many small teams, overturning the myth of a single centralized system.

Scientists have uncovered how ancient Easter Islanders moved massive moai statues. Instead of dragging them flat, the statues ...

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, remote island in the Pacific features nearly 1,000 enormous statues—the ...