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

Archeologists have used drones and photogrammetry to create a map of the quarry that produced 95 of Easter Island's statues.

D mapping reveals Easter Island's iconic statues were built by competing family clans, not centralized rulers.

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, ...

Binghamton University archaeologists have released a new interactive, 3D model of the Moai statue quarry on Rapa Nui (Easter ...

A groundbreaking new study provides compelling evidence that Easter Island's enormous moai statues were built by competing ...

Unfinished moai attached to bedrock by “keels” along their backs demonstrate how carvers worked underneath from both sides until figures were separated from the source material. This production stage, ...

The recent discovery of the moai’s true builders comes not long after scientists from Binghamton University and the ...

Located in the middle of the South Pacific, thousands of miles from the nearest continent, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is one of the most remote ...

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