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 ...

Archaeologists studied hundreds of unfinished stone heads in a quarry on Easter Island to better understand how they were constructed and the society that made them.

Easter Island’s Rapa Nui statues were carved by several independent groups, including competing families, without any central ...

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

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

Learn how several working groups with their own carving techniques built the iconic moai of Easter Island.

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

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

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 ...

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 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 ...