Hyperallergic

How Did a Moai Statue End Up in a Lagoon?

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 ...
Artnet

Archaeologists on Easter Island Have Discovered a Previously Unknown Moai Statue Buried in a Dried-Out Lake Bed

A new moai statue has been found on Rapa Nui, a Chilean territory also known as Easter Island, prompting excitement among researchers that there may yet be others waiting to be discovered. The sacred ...
IFLScience

New Mysterious Easter Island Moai Discovered In Dried Up Lake Bed

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Easter Island statue find may rewrite history

Easter Island’s monumental stone figures have long seemed like a closed case, their story pinned to a familiar narrative of isolation, ingenuity, and collapse. A newly reported statue find, however, ...