This is Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, a land full of history and culture. The moai were built mainly ... culture and ...

Though similar monoliths have been found throughout Polynesia, Rapa Nui’s statues are unique in their size and solemn faces. Photograph by Susan Seubert One theory of how moai were transported ...

Researchers have unearthed a new 5-foot-tall moai statue created by Indigenous Rapa ... The recently discovered moai was “full-bodied with recognisable features but no clear definition ...

The tallest moai measures 33 feet, and on average, the statues weigh between three to five tons, Terry Hunt, professor of archeology at the University of Arizona, told Good Morning America.

Earlier this week, a new moai statue was found in a dry lake bed on the island, according to Salvador Atan Hito, the vice president of Ma'u Henua. Ma'u Henua is the Indigenous organization which ...

In a dry lake bed, archaeologists on Rapa Nui—also known as Easter Island—have unearthed a previously unknown statue. The new find is one of the moai, the famous stone figures located around ...

There are approximately 1,000 moai statues on Easter Island, but the recent discovery has excited archaeologists believing there could be more to unearth. Amy Nichole Harris Shutterstock An ...

Earlier this week, a new moai statue was found in a dry lake bed on the island, according to Salvador Atan Hito, the vice president of Ma'u Henua. Ma'u Henua is the Indigenous organization which ...

Among the many secrets buried in Easter Island prehistory is the question of how the Rapanui people transported the multi-ton statues, or moai, from their quarries to their final ceremonial ahu ...

Easter Island, situated around 2,200 miles west of Chile, is infamous for its "heads," or moai statues, created by the Rapa Nui people. The small island is only 63.2 square miles in area ...