Archeologists have used drones and photogrammetry to create a map of the quarry that produced 95 of Easter Island's statues.

New data challenges the conventional narrative that humans were the main cause of deforestation on this remote Pacific ...

A new 3D model shows Rapa Nui’s moai were carved by many small teams, overturning the myth of a single centralized system.

Easter Island is a Chilean island located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It's most widely known for the incredible stone statues - called moai - that were created and scattered across the island ...

Have you ever thought a place could be completely explored and understood, only to have a secret pop up out of nowhere? That's exactly what happened on Easter Island in 2023, where a previously ...

Cooke, George H. 1897. "Te Pito Te Henua, known as Rapa Nui: commonly called Easter Island, South Pacific Ocean. Latitude 27° 10′ S., Longitude 109° 26′ W." In Report of the United ...

The famous statues of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) were carved by numerous independent groups, according to a study published November 26, 2025 in the ...