A New Discovery at Easter Island Could Rewrite History As We Know It

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

Arizona archaeologist creates first 3D model of Easter Island's iconic statues

The online model lets researchers and anyone with an internet connection explore areas that the island’s 100,000 annual ...
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Huge discovery inside Easter Island's famous statues could rewrite human history

New research suggests that the iconic statues of Easter Island were crafted by various groups of people working independently. State-of-the-art computer modeling indicates that these monumental ...
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Did the Giant Heads of Easter Island Once Walk?

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