Archaeologists studied hundreds of unfinished stone heads in a quarry on Easter Island to better understand how they were ...

Mapping of the main quarry on Easter Island where giant statues were carved has uncovered evidence that the monuments may not ...

Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one ...

The island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is famous for its moai. These giant, anthropomorphic monoliths have long puzzled anthropologists, driving extensive research into their ...

A sweeping 3D analysis of Rapa Nui’s main moai quarry shows that the island’s iconic statues weren’t produced by a single ruling authority, but by many small, independent groups working simultaneously ...

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

SANTIAGO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - A huge "Moai" statue, one of the iconic stone monuments from Easter Island, began its journey back home on Monday following a years-long campaign to get it returned to its ...

New research shows how people, palms, and millions of rats shaped Easter Island long before Europeans arrived.

IMAGINE A LITTLE volcanic island about the size of Nantucket studded with 600 giant stone figures, all with the same brooding, sightless face. That's Easter Island the South Pacific, so called because ...

Unlike other studies, which think they were crafted by a powerful tribe, it's thought that individual clans and families ...

Santiago, Feb. 22 (BNA): A huge "Moai" statue, one of the iconic stone monuments from Easter Island, began its journey back home on Monday following a years-long campaign to get it returned to its ...