A previously unknown moai statue, one of Easter Island's massive carved monoliths, has been found buried beneath a dried up lake bed, Good Morning America reports. Easter Island, also known as Rapa ...

A viral Reddit post has claimed that one of the Easter Island Moai statues was carved, but was never erected, and would have been 72 feet tall. The Moai statues consist of large heads and smaller ...

A statue discovered about a week ago on Easter Island in Polynesia resurfaced archaeologists’ long-standing questions about the Rapa Nui society. Found on February 20 in a dried wetland in Rapa Nui ...

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 ...

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 ...

These giant figures have stood in silence for hundreds of years, guarding secrets of a remote island in the South Pacific. Now, scientists say they have finally solved part of the mystery. Researchers ...

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