Easter Island is home to approximately 1,000 large ... In one instance, a platform even reuses the head of a Moai statue. Dr. Dale F. Simpson Jr., an archaeologist who has studied the Moai ...

Yet, it’s home to about 1,000 giant moai statues. Some are almost 30 feet tall and weigh up to 80 tons. This is Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, a land full of history and culture.

As of the latest census, taken in 2017, the population of Easter Island was 7,750. Most of its residents live in the main town of Hanga Roa. The island is famous for its enormous stone statues ...

Archaeologists believe they have solved one ancient mystery surrounding the famous Easter Island statues. At 2,500 miles off the coast of Chile, the island is one of the world's most remote places ...

Others stand upright with their head and shoulders above ground ... the largest ahu complex on Easter Island with 15 moai ...

In a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean lies Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter ... the island has been the subject of intrigue. Who built the Moai? How did they move such huge statues without ...

Graham Hancock's new theory claims a lost civilization built the Easter Island statues more than 11,000 years old. (photo credit: f11photo. Via Shutterstock) A new theory about who built the giant ...

Today we're on an island far out in the Pacific ... their beaks touching at the back of the statue's neck. On the back of the statue's head are two stylised canoe paddles, each with what looks ...

Easter Island is known for these iconic Moai statues, as well as mysteries surrounding the inhabitants of the island. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

and the statues remain sacred vessels. Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen landed here on Easter Sunday in 1722, the first European known to visit the island, but only stayed for one day. By the time ...

Today we're on an island far out in the Pacific ... their beaks touching at the back of the statue's neck. On the back of the statue's head are two stylised canoe paddles, each with what looks ...