The mystery of how the roughly 130,000 pound statues traveled from quarry to resting place may be solved.

Simple physics may explain how the Easter Island statues could "walk" miles with only a handful of people, but the debate ...

New research reveals that Easter Island’s moai statues were built to “walk” upright using a rhythmic rocking motion.

For generations, the massive moai of Easter Island, called Rapa Nui by the locals, have stood in quiet testimony to one of archaeology’s longest-standing mysteries. How did an island society, remote ...

A groundbreaking study published in October 2025 has confirmed that the iconic moai statues of Easter Island were moved into ...

Easter Island, known for its iconic giant moai statues, has long captivated researchers and visitors alike with its rich history and cultural significance. A recent study has shed new light on how the ...

Easter Island is famous for its giant monumental statues, called moai, built some 800 years ago and typically mounted on ...

A new study sheds light on one of archaeology’s most mysterious questions: how the ancient inhabitants of Easter Island (Rapa ...

Archaeologists have made a "once-in-a-lifetime" discovery while working on a high-speed railway project in a small English village: rare Roman statues in a mausoleum under an old church. The statues ...

SANTIAGO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - A huge "Moai" statue, one of the iconic stone monuments from Easter Island, began its journey back home on Monday following a years-long campaign to get it returned to its ...

TEHRAN— The oldest artifacts identified in Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province include stone tools and artifacts from the Upper ...

Ever wonder why statues of Greek men are always sporting miniature tinklers? “They have small to very small penises, compared to the average of humanity,” notes art historian Andrew Lear, a specialist ...