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

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

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

State-of-the-art computer modeling shows the iconic monuments arose from numerous teams from different clans working ...

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

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

Despite standing on one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth, the iconic moai of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) can now be experienced from the comfort of your home.

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

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, ...

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 ...