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 ...

The iconic Moai statues of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, have long fascinated researchers and tourists alike. Recent ...

In the study, scientists were interested in exploring how ancient people moved these gigantic stone structures without any ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Scientists may have solved the mystery of how the giant statues of Easter Island moved to their present locations.

Statues honoring Rosa Parks and Helen Keller were unveiled at a ceremony Friday in Montgomery. These are the first female ...