The Moai statues of Easter Island are a key part of the island’s history and ancient civilizations. Nearly 1,000 of these statues were built starting in the 13th century A.D. by the Rapa Nui people.

In a dry lake bed, archaeologists on Rapa Nui—also known as Easter Island—have unearthed a previously unknown statue. The new find is one of the moai, the famous stone figures located around ...

Easter Island’s iconic statues remain at risk after devastating fire Recent blazes chewed through the heritage site, causing “irreparable” damage to hundreds of Rapa Nui’s sacred moai ...

A new moai has been discovered on the remote inhabited volcanic Easter Island situated in Polynesia. Earlier this week, a new moai statue was found in a dry lake bed on the island, according to ...

Ancient sculpture discovered on Easter Island: 'GMA' gets 1st look The newly discovered Moai statue was found in a dry lake bed on the island.

A new Moai, one of Easter Island's iconic statues, has been discovered in the bed of a dry lake in a volcano crater. The Moai was found by scientific volunteers working to restore marshland in the ...

A new moai was found on Easter Island in the bed of a volcano crater lake, thanks to severe drought conditions in the area. The Pacific island, located roughly 2,175 miles west of the Chilean ...

Damaged Moai statues are seen after a wildfire at a local park in Easter Island, Chile, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on October 7, 2022. .