Citing a rare eyewitness account, an archaeologist suggests that the Britons and Indigenous Eastern Islanders excavated Hoa Hakananai'a together.

Scientists thought they found them all.

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 brought ...

The mysterious giant heads that have mesmerized tourists visiting Easter Island could finally have their real makers revealed, and the discoveries are poised to shock the archaeological community. In ...

A research team has confirmed via 3D modeling and field experiments that the ancient people of Rapa Nui "walked" the iconic moai statues. Rollers, wooden carts, and even alien life are just a few of ...

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