View of Moais—stone statues of the Rapa Nui culture—on the Ahu Tongariki site on Easter Island, 3700 km off the Chilean coast in the Pacific Ocean. Photo by Gregory Boissy/AFP/Getty Images.

The Moai statues of Easter Island are a key part of the island ... The moai were more than art; they were memorials to ...

There are 887 moai scattered across Easter Island, or Rapa Nui as the ... who has expertise in ancient Oceanic art. She notes that walking statues are a part of Rapanui oral traditions, with ...

Smith is semi-retired and works on art in his spare time – particularly sculptures. In about a year and a half, he created six replica Easter Island Moai heads with plans to add another one soon.

How did Easter Island statues get Their massive 'hats'? Ariki Tepano, the director of the Indigenous Ma'u Henua community, which manages and maintains the park, said in a statement in Spanish on ...

Easter Island is home to more than 900 giant Moai, with more still being discovered. The statues average about twice the height of a human and weigh up to 14 tons (12,700 kilograms).

Researchers have uncovered another of Easter Island's famous moai statues, local officials announced on Tuesday. Community leaders welcomed the news and believe it could be a key to further ...

The island boasts some 1,000 of these stone statues – some standing, others lying on the ground and some even half-buried. The largest can measure up to 21 meters in height and weigh 270 metric ...

He hoped to add to the art installation with a Stonehenge ... using the same material as the Moai statues. Smith said he was planning to visit Easter Island when the Covid pandemic hit, forcing ...

There are 887 moai scattered across Easter Island, ... art history professor at Mt San Antonio College in California who has expertise in ancient Oceanic art. She notes that walking statues are a ...