Located in the middle of the South Pacific, thousands of miles from the nearest continent, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is one of ...

Archaeologists studied hundreds of unfinished stone heads in a quarry on Easter Island to better understand how they were constructed and the society that made them.

Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one ...

Easter Island's iconic moai statues have long puzzled the world, but new research hints at a surprising twist in their ...

The island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is famous for its moai. These giant, anthropomorphic monoliths have long puzzled anthropologists, driving extensive research into their ...