Witness the mysterious beauty of Easter Island from above with this captivating drone footage. Soar over the iconic moai statues, the rugged coastline, and the volcanic landscapes. Marvel at the ...

One of the most remote inhabited locations on Earth, Easter Island is famous for the thousand or so enigmatic, towering statues that dot its landscape, called moai. Earlier this month, a fire ...

Still, remnants of their former glory remained in the form of head-shaped statues (called moai) scattered across ... in their cosmological view of the world, descended from gods and protect ...

But Ryan is confident enough to share plans for any money raised over and above what it takes to restore the moai statue. It will help create a Kahiki trust fund to restore other items from the ...

Here was the rarest of chances to experience two "otherworldly" experiences in one: the mysterious moai and an ... give a perfect view of the sun and moon as they converge above Rapa Nui.

Method: Trying the same method as above on actual moai statues, Pavel Pavel used a crew of eight people for the nine-foot moai and a crew of 16 for the 13-foot moai. Using this method, the moai ...

Rapa Nui mayor said moai statues were left "totally charred ... and the effect of the fire is visible above all else." (Translation by Live Science.) On Friday (Oct. 6), Rapa Nui Mayor Pedro ...

The tallest moai measures 33 feet, and on average, the statues weigh between three to five tons, Terry Hunt, professor of archeology at the University of Arizona, told Good Morning America.

Earlier this week, a new moai statue was found in a dry lake bed on the island, according to Salvador Atan Hito, the vice president of Ma'u Henua. Ma'u Henua is the Indigenous organization which ...

A newly discovered Moai statue on Easter Island has been found buried in a dried up lake bed. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

There are approximately 1,000 moai statues on Easter Island, but the recent discovery has excited archaeologists believing there could be more to unearth. Amy Nichole Harris Shutterstock An ...