However, it’s his accounts of Easter Island for which he ... glory remained in the form of head-shaped statues (called moai) scattered across the island’s shore. These moai may not be as ...

As of the latest census, taken in 2017, the population of Easter Island was 7,750. Most of its residents live in the main town of Hanga Roa. The island is famous for its enormous stone statues ...

These statues, often called “Easter Island heads,” actually have full bodies, many hidden under the soil. At the famous quarry of Rano Raraku, about 95% of the statues were carved from soft ...

It is thought by some, they are looking over the people in the Easter Island as ... resting down the body. An archeological team from the Costin Institute in California University excavated and found ...

A shocking new theory regarding the Easter Island heads could rewrite the history of the iconic statues. It's now been claimed that the carvings are actually thousands of years older than ...

The only details on the body are the prominent nipples ... What actually the Easter Island sculpture does, it gives just the essence of a person. Every sculptor since Rodin has looked to primitive ...

Archaeologists believe they have solved one ancient mystery surrounding the famous Easter Island statues. At 2,500 miles off the coast of Chile, the island is one of the world's most remote places ...

Recent research on Easter Island, published in the Plos ... head and shoulders above ground while their bodies remain buried ...

Eriksen's wife, Eline, was the model for the mermaid’s body. Image caption ... Nui are around 900 carved statues. European explorers renamed Rapa Nui as Easter Island, and the monolithic ...

Graham Hancock's new theory claims a lost civilization built the Easter Island statues more than 11,000 years old. (photo credit: f11photo. Via Shutterstock) A new theory about who built the giant ...

Easter Island is known for these iconic Moai statues, as well as mysteries surrounding the inhabitants of the island. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...