As for the statues long assumed to have been abandoned as they were being transported to the coastline to be displayed in ...

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 ...

For decades, the global image of Rapa Nui — Easter Island — has been reduced to giant stone heads rising from the earth, as ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new 3D model, made possible by Binghamton researchers, lets visitors explore the main quarry of Easter Island, home to nearly ...