The mayor of Easter Island is determined to restrict vehicular access to heritage sites after a runaway truck collided with a sacred statue. The accident caused “incalculable” damage to one of the ...
A new moai statue has been found on Rapa Nui, a Chilean territory also known as Easter Island, prompting excitement among researchers that there may yet be others waiting to be discovered. The sacred ...
A statue discovered about a week ago on Easter Island in Polynesia resurfaced archaeologists’ long-standing questions about the Rapa Nui society. Found on February 20 in a dried wetland in Rapa Nui ...
Be it a giant spider or a giant hand rising out of the desert sands, these sculptures are a curiosity that beckons travelers ...