Rapa Nui, 2,200 miles west of the mainland, is as rugged as it is remote — and an exploration offers blustery hikes, volcanic craters and villages of rock-hewn moai.
Scientists thought they found them all.
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We now know how the Easter Island statues were moved
Easter Island’s massive moai statues were moved across the island without wheels, cranes, or modern machinery, yet many weigh ...
The Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island were first encountered by European explorers in the 18th century. Disease and ...
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Archaeologists thought every island statue was found until one rose from a lakebed
Archaeologists had cataloged what they believed was every moai statue on Easter Island, a tally approaching 1,000 figures ...
The heavy snow and high winds from the winter storm caused large-scale school closures, thousands of flight cancellations ...
Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the northeastern U.S. were stuck at home under road travel bans and ...
Researchers found that a severe drought began around 1550, leading to a significant drop in rainfall on Easter Island.
Where’s hot in April? The seven best places to visit for spring sunshine - From Valencia to Rhodes, here are the best places ...
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