Easter Island statues, traditionally known as moai on the remote island of Rapa Nui in the South Pacific, are some of the ...

EASTER ISLAND (WKRC) - Researchers now claim to have solved the enigma of how these statues were transported, they "walked." Although they appear to be just heads, many have full bodies buried by ...

Based on 3D modeling and testing on a moai replica, researchers think that small groups of people may have used ropes to ...

Waves driven by rising seas could reach Ahu Tongariki -- the largest restored group of moai statues on Easter Island -- in less than 60 years, according to a new study. Photo by victoriaspics/Pixabay ...

For many years, people have wondered how the giant stone statues on Easter Island were moved. These statues, famous for their giant heads and serious faces are called Moai (pronounced mo-eye), and can ...

A new study sheds light on one of archaeology’s most mysterious questions: how the ancient inhabitants of Easter Island (Rapa ...

A groundbreaking study published in October 2025 has confirmed that the iconic moai statues of Easter Island were moved into ...

Groundbreaking research undertaken by Uppsala University and published in the journal Antiquity (via Ancient Origins) has rewritten previously held beliefs about the remote society of Rapa Nui, also ...

Scientists recently confirmed Rapa Nui legends about Moai heads "walking" to their locations, using 3D modeling to prove vertical transport methods on Easter Island.

For generations, the massive moai of Easter Island, called Rapa Nui by the locals, have stood in quiet testimony to one of archaeology’s longest-standing mysteries. How did an island society, remote ...

Researchers at the State University of New York at Binghamton believe they've cracked the case of how Easter Island's famous ...