Waves driven by rising seas could reach Ahu Tongariki -- the largest restored group of moai statues on Easter Island -- in less than 60 years, according to a new study. Photo by victoriaspics/Pixabay ...

Based on 3D modeling and testing on a moai replica, researchers think that small groups of people may have used ropes to ...

Groundbreaking research undertaken by Uppsala University and published in the journal Antiquity (via Ancient Origins) has rewritten previously held beliefs about the remote society of Rapa Nui, also ...

Easter Island statues, traditionally known as moai on the remote island of Rapa Nui in the South Pacific, are some of the most impressive artifacts of ancient Polynesian civilization. How the statues ...

A groundbreaking study published in October 2025 has confirmed that the iconic moai statues of Easter Island were moved into ...

For generations, the massive moai of Easter Island, called Rapa Nui by the locals, have stood in quiet testimony to one of archaeology’s longest-standing mysteries. How did an island society, remote ...

Researchers at the State University of New York at Binghamton believe they've cracked the case of how Easter Island's famous ...

Researchers have long debated how the Indigenous people of Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, moved their huge human-faced moai statues — which can weigh dozens of tons, on average — centuries ago ...

Easter Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect their heritage. In an ancient quarry on top of a volcano on a remote ...

Scientists have debunked a popular myth surrounding Easter Island. An analysis of the island's famed rock gardens, undertaken by a team of researchers including faculty from Binghamton University, ...