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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A research team has confirmed via 3D modeling and field experiments that the ancient people of Rapa Nui "walked" the iconic moai ...

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 ...

(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 ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. More than 1,289 miles from the nearest human settlement, Easter Island—or Rapa Nui, as its own people ...