Now, scientists claim to have solved one important part of the mystery. Weighing between 12 and 80 tonnes, scientists have long wondered how the island's ancient civilisation could have moved the huge ...

Easter Island has long been misunderstood by the West. A new book by Mike Pitts sets the record straight.

Archaeologists say a 3D model of a centuries-old quarry of unfinished stone head statues on Easter Island offers new clues about how these monuments were made and the Polynesian society that brought ...

A research team has confirmed via 3D modeling and field experiments that the ancient people of Rapa Nui "walked" the iconic moai statues. Rollers, wooden carts, and even alien life are just a few of ...

Easter Island’s Rapa Nui statues were carved by several independent groups, including competing families, without any central authority overseeing them, according to a new study. The iconic Moai ...