Damaged Moai statues are seen after a wildfire at a local park in Easter Island, Chile, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on October 7, 2022. . (Rapa Nui Municipality/Handout via ...

Hundreds of the iconic head-and-torso statues were damaged in a blaze thought to be set on purpose. ... Easter Island Statues Charred In Forest Fire — Arson Suspected.

Moai statues stand on Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, Chile, Sunday, Nov, 27, 2022. Each monolithic human figure carved centuries ago by this remote Pacific island’s Rapanui people ...

News; World news; Easter Island; Mysterious new Easter Island statue revealed after volcanic crater lake dries up A team discovered the maoi head carving submerged in mud while carrying out work ...

Easter Island’s giant statues were “walked” to their locations, scientists have concluded. The startling claim comes from two archaeologists, who showed how as few as 18 people could move ...

Moai statues stand Nov. 27 near the Rano Raraku volcano on Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui, or Easter Island. AP . ... head adviser of Ma’u Henua indigenous community.

It’s easy to look at the pyramids or the giant stone statues of Easter Island and wonder how ancient civilizations built them. Now, anthropologists have put forward a new theory of how the Rapa ...

Several iconic Easter Island head statues suffered "irreparable" damage in a fire that may have been the result of arson, according to local officials. The fire engulfed the remote island's ...

A Tullahoma sculptor has turned garden-sized Moai statues into life-size replicas of the famed Easter Island figures. ... is the home of several replica Moai head statues.

New research from Libo and Hunt, published in their very recent book "The Statues That Walked," agrees with the idea that some sort of ecological disaster took place, but they've got a bit more to ...

ENCINITAS (CBS 8) - Swami's in Encinitas now has a new landmark. A replica of an Easter Island head was unveiled Monday afternoon. It was carved out of an 80-year-old Torrey Pine that had to be ...

Embedded in grass and volcanic rock, almost 400 moai – the monolithic human figures carved centuries ago by this remote Pacific island’s Rapanui people – remained untouched until recently.