Archeologists have used drones and photogrammetry to create a map of the quarry that produced 95 of Easter Island's statues.
Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, ...
Easter Island’s monumental stone figures have long seemed like a closed case, their story pinned to a familiar narrative of ...
A groundbreaking new study provides compelling evidence that Easter Island's enormous moai statues were built by competing ...
Scientists have finally solved the mystery of Easter Island as they pinpoint who built the iconic stone heads over 900 years ...
(THE CONVERSATION) Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, remote island in the Pacific features nearly 1,000 ...
Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one ...