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

Easter Island is known for its hundreds of colossal Moai statues - but archaeologists discovered many famous 'heads' actually ...

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

Easter Island's iconic moai statues have long puzzled the world, but new research hints at a surprising twist in their ...

Easter Island’s monumental stone figures have long seemed like a closed case, their story pinned to a familiar narrative of ...

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

Archaeologists say a 3D model of a centuries-old quarry of unfinished stone head statues on Easter Island offers new clues ...

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, ...

Carl studied a variety of possibilities to decipher the mystery of how the statues were moved to where they stand today in the island.

Notable people born on this day include Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ozzy Osbourne and “Mean Girls” star Amanda Seyfried.

Brimming with blissfully bare beaches and rolling green hillsides that hide quaint cottages and understated villas, Bequia ...

Learn how rats, originally brought over to Easter Island as a food source, are partially to blame for the destruction of palm forests on Rapa Nui.