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 ...

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While there is no consensus on when Easter Island was first inhabited, it is thought Polynesians settled the island around the 12th century. The 887 known statues, measuring up to 32ft (10m) tall ...

A potentially deliberate wildfire on Easter Island has wrought irreparable damage to the ancient moai head statues that dot the landscape of the Rapa Nui Natural Park, near the island’s Rano ...

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.

New research reveals that ancient Easter Island was not isolated but played a key role in spreading ceremonial traditions ...

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 ...

View of Moais -- stone statues of the Rapa Nui culture -- in Easter Island, 3700 km off the Chilean coast in the Pacific Ocean, on August 5, 2022.

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 ...

A ship that supplies Easter Island with products from Chile's mainland is anchored off Hanga Roa, Rapa Nui, seen from a restaurant, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022.

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 ...