Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui ... during a visit by Norway's King Harald to return the artifacts. The COVID-19 pandemic halted all activities in 2020, according to the Kon-Tiki Museum.

Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is a unique and mysterious place, known for its moai statues and rich biodiversity. Despite its small size, it holds ancient secrets, from lost artifacts to forgotten ...

According to archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg—who is the founder of UCLA's Easter Island Statue Project and has studied the artifacts for nearly 30 years—about 95 percent of the statues were ...

Easter Island covers just 63 square miles ... deadly diseases to which islanders had no immunity, along with artifacts that replaced the moai as status symbols. Snatching Europeans’ hats ...