One of the biggest mysteries surrounding Easter Island may finally be solved - as scientists pinpoint who built the iconic stone heads over 900 years ago. In the past, researchers assumed that the 12 ...

There are more than 1,000 moai statues on Easter Island, representing a key part of the region’s cultural and archeological past. A new moai, smaller than most, was found in a dried-up lakebed. The ...

Scientists just found something new on Easter Island, and it messes with a bunch of theories people treated like facts for ...

Scientists believe they may have discovered the mystery behind the giant sacred statues on Easter Island. The statues, called moai, are believed to have been carved between 500 and 800 years ago. They ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are more than 1,000 moai statues on Easter Island, representing a key part of the region’s cultural and archeological past.