A recently-published study challenges the popular myth that Easter Islanders' ancient rock gardening practices caused their own downfall. The journal article, which is titled "Island-wide ...

A fire has damaged the enigmatic statues on Easter Island, with some of the charring said to be irreparable. An unknown number of the stone-carved statues have been affected by the blaze ...

Few places on Earth are as well known for their so-called mysteries as Easter ... the island once had? Squint as hard as you like: there are no other islands in this part of the world. Google ...

An unconfirmed number of the towering stone statues have been damaged (Picture: AFP) A fire had torn through the Rapa Nui National Park in Easter Island (Picture: Getty Images) A nearby volcano ...

Easter Island in the southeast Pacific is one of the most remote inhabited places in the world. The island is famous for its enormous stone statues known as moai. In February, archaeologists found ...

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Image Fire damage in the Rapa Nui National Park on Easter Island on Thursday.Credit...Agence France-Presse, via CONAF/Getty Images The cause of the fire was not immediately clear, but Mayor Pedro ...

A fire that ripped through part of Chile's Easter ... Easter Island, 3700 km off the Chilean coast in the Pacific Ocean, on August 5, 2022. (Photo by PABLO COZZAGLIO/AFP via Getty Images) The ...

This photo taken on April 5, 2024 shows a Moai stone statue on Easter Island. Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images “That gives credit to the Rapa Nui people, their ancestors ...

Chilean and local authorities were working to assess damage to famous stone statues on Easter Island after a fire sparked earlier this week on the remote territory. The fire, which began Tuesday ...