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

Mapping of the main quarry on Easter Island where giant statues were carved has uncovered evidence that the monuments may not ...

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

Archaeologists studied hundreds of unfinished stone heads in a quarry on Easter Island to better understand how they were ...

Archeologists have used drones and photogrammetry to create a map of the quarry that produced 95 of Easter Island's statues.

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

Easter Island's iconic moai statues have long puzzled the world, but new research hints at a surprising twist in their ...

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, ...

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, ...

The island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is famous for its moai. These giant, anthropomorphic monoliths have long puzzled anthropologists, driving extensive research into their ...

D mapping reveals Easter Island's iconic statues were built by competing family clans, not centralized rulers.