A viral Reddit post has claimed that one of the Easter Island Moai statues was carved ... weigh between 45 and 90 tons depending on how full they are, for comparison. "Oral tradition denotes ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A man looks at the moai statue discovered in a dried up laguna ... was found lying down on its side looking at the sky. It is "full-bodied with recognizable features but no clear definition ...