The mystery behind how the massive statues on Easter Island, called moai, were transported and positioned may finally be ...

Scientists recently confirmed Rapa Nui legends about Moai heads "walking" to their locations, using 3D modeling to prove ...

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

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 ...

Easter Island’s Moai statues weren’t dragged - they walked. Physics and experiments uncover how ancient islanders made stone giants move.

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

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

Archaeologists have confirmed that Easter Island ’s iconic Moai statues were “walked” to their platforms using rope by “remarkably few” of the island’s indigenous Rapa Nui people, solving a ...

A silent face has resurfaced after more than 11,000 years underground. In the arid hills of southeastern Turkey, ...

A large trove of ancient bronze statues and well-preserved sarcophagi discovered in Egypt’s Saqqara were revealed to the public on Monday, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a ...

Some may envision an award-winning garden to be occupied with bright poppies, blooming lilies and plush hydrangeas to complete a flower-filled space. You won't find that at Reggie Spiller's house. But ...