On average, they stand 13 feet high and weigh 14 tons, human heads-on-torsos carved in the male form from rough hardened volcanic ash. The islanders call them "moai," and they have puzzled ...

A new theory about who built the giant stone statues on Easter Island has shocked the archaeological community. Graham Hancock claims that the statues are over 11,000 years old and that Easter Island ...

Easter Island is not just a place of ancient wonders ... was just the beginning of understanding the stories these stone ...

What would have been the best way to move Easter Island's stone giants, which weighed, on average, some 14 tons? The transport question has long been debated, and has been the subject of some ...

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 ...

Travel resumed to Easter Island last week after ... often resting on huge stone pedestals called ahus. These stone giants were made by the Rapa Nui to represent their ancestors, rulers, or ...

The sun is about to break on Rapa Nui, the Polynesian island dubbed Easter Island by a Dutch seafarer ... Walk away from the stone giants and their admirers. Turn around when you hear crickets ...