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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 ...

Visit the end of the Earth to see Easter Island’s mysterious moai

Rapa Nui, 2,200 miles west of the mainland, is as rugged as it is remote — and an exploration offers blustery hikes, volcanic ...

A New Statue Suddenly Appeared on Easter Island. That Doesn’t Make Sense.

Just when experts thought they knew every moai on Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island, a dried-up lakebed kept them on ...
The Debrief

Easter Island’s Enigmatic Collapse Was More Complex Than Past Theories Suggest, as Researchers Point to Compelling New Evidence

Researchers found that a severe drought began around 1550, leading to a significant drop in rainfall on Easter Island.
The Washington Post

A historian corrects the record about the mysteries of Easter Island

Anyone who’s ever questioned the human obsession with erecting big monuments need only wander far afield in time and space. The carved bisj poles created by the Asmat people in the swamps of West ...
The New York Times

A Definitive History of the Mysteries of Easter Island

In his “Island at the Edge of the World,” the British archaeologist Mike Pitts delves into the misconceptions and legends surrounding a complex ancient culture. By Joshua Hammer Joshua Hammer is the ...
The New Yorker

Easter Island and the Allure of “Lost Civilizations”

Finding out what actually happened in the deep past can be a slog, so when ancient history is packaged as mystery—spine-tingling but solvable—it’s hard to resist. Who doesn’t want to know how a lost ...
Popular Science

3D map of Easter Island takes you places visitors aren’t allowed

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Nestled in the South Pacific Ocean, some 6,000 people live on the ...
Artnet

New 3D Model Sheds Light on How Easter Island Statues Were Carved

Conducting research on the main quarry of Easter Island is challenging in ordinary circumstances. The easternmost Polynesian island is a six-hour flight from the nearest airport and reaching parts of ...
New York Post

Mystery of who built over 900 multi-ton Easter Island statues shocks researchers: ‘The archaeological Disneyland’

The gargantuan heads of Easter Island may have finally tacked on an artist credit — or several, it turns out. The over 900 statues on Rapa Nui, the indigenous name for the Chilean territory, had long ...
Yahoo

Easter Island quarry reveals how Polynesians made enigmatic stone statues

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 New York Times

Did the Giant Heads of Easter Island Once Walk?

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 ...