Island has been a source of fascination for historians, researchers, and tourists for centuries. Reaching it is not ...

Island has fascinated historians, researchers, and tourists for centuries. Reaching it is not easy; flights from Europe, with at least two layovers, take about 30 hours. However, standing face to face ...

Among the many secrets buried in Easter Island prehistory is the question of how the Rapanui people transported the multi-ton statues, or moai, from their quarries to their final ceremonial ahu ...

"On a crisp September morning, I rushed out to Ahu Tongariki near Rano Raraku in order to see the sun rise over the 15 moai ... have debated the island's history, but it is believed that ...

Hunt and Lipo don’t trust oral history accounts of violent conflict ... But many more made it to their platforms intact. The ancient statues known as moai are everyday sights on Easter Island, ...

Unfortunately, there is no written record (and the oral history is scant ... who has studied the moai for many years, believes the statues may have been created in the image of various paramount ...

History, as much as art ... so I think people were already starving when they were carving these statues. The early moai were thinner, but these last statues have great curved bellies.

Standing on the South Pacific island of Rapa Nui are around 900 carved statues. European explorers renamed Rapa Nui as Easter Island, and the monolithic figures - called Moai - became known around ...

From the 10th to the 16th century this society built shrines and erected enormous stone figures known as moai, which created an unrivalled cultural landscape that continues to fascinate people ...