HANGA ROA, Easter Island (Reuters) - Charred Moai stone statues on Easter Island, singed in a wildfire earlier this year, are signs of a growing tension between landowners and conservationists in this ...
A study using 11,600 aerial drone photos to map a mountainous quarry in 3D reveals more about how the island's famed stone ...
Easter Island’s Moai statues weren’t dragged - they walked. Physics and experiments uncover how ancient islanders made stone ...
A previously unknown moai statue, one of Easter Island's massive carved monoliths, has been found buried beneath a dried up lake bed, Good Morning America reports. Easter Island, also known as Rapa ...
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 ...
One of Easter Island's world-famous moai statues has been destroyed in an accident.A Chilean island resident was arrested on Sunday after his truck — a private vehicle, not a commercial one — crashed ...
The moai was found lying in a dried-up lagoon inside a volcano crater, leading researchers to believe there could be more statues and archaeological finds nearby. Researchers have uncovered another of ...
A wildfire began on Tuesday and swept through more than 148.26 acres. Rapanui Municipality/AFP via Getty Images A number of Easter Island’s iconic ‘Moai’ stone statues suffered irreparable damage ...
One of Easter Island's world-famous moai statues has been destroyed in an accident.A Chilean island resident was arrested on Sunday after his truck — a private vehicle, not a commercial one — crashed ...