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Researchers believe the giant moai statues on Easter Island were “walked” into place using their own immense weight as leverage.

Uncover the fascinating history behind the Moai statues and delve into the mysteries of the Rapa Nui civilization on Easter Island.

Easter Island is home to more than 900 giant Moai, with more still being discovered. The statues average about twice the height of a human and weigh up to 14 tons (12,700 kilograms).

Trace evidence of various plant-based foods found on obsidian blades from Easter Island suggests frequent contact with South America.

A select few of Easter Island’s giant heads have an especially strange choice of headwear. Just a handful of these famous volcanic rock statues have a red “hat” placed on top of their head.

Easter Island is famous for its enormous stone statues. In February, researchers discovered a new statue inside a volcanic crater.

There are more than 1,000 moai statues on Easter Island, representing a key part of the region’s cultural and archeological past. A new moai, smaller than most, was found in a dried-up lakebed ...

Researchers have unearthed a new 5-foot-tall moai statue created by Indigenous Rapa Nui people on Easter Island. Volunteers from three Chilean universities made the discovery on Feb. 21 in a dry ...

The sun rises behind a line of moais statues on Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, Chile, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. Each monolithic human figure carved centuries ago by this remote Pacific ...

The hillside of Rano Raraku volcano on Rapa Nui feels like a place that froze in time. Embedded in grass and volcanic rock, almost 400 moai – the monolithic human figures carved centuries ago… ...