and after they carved the rock the spirits entered the statues.” Dr Richards and Dr Hamilton are joint directors of the ”Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Landscapes of Construction Project“.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Two years after severe storms toppled over a Rock Island statue, a group continues to fight to restore it. On April 4, 2023, the same day an EF-2 tornado was recorded in ...

Island has been a source of fascination for historians, researchers, and tourists for centuries. Reaching it is not straightforward. Flights from Europe (with at least two layovers) take approximately ...

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface tells a story of volcanism that began roughly 2.5 million years ago, but ...

Scientists studying grains of zircon, a tough mineral that forms in volcanic rock, have uncovered ... of mantle dynamics. Easter Island, long famous for its stone statues, now offers another ...

It takes six hours to get to this remote destination that has almost no phone service, rolling green hills and volcanoes.

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Chile officials say fire damaged some of Easter Island’s iconic moai statues A fire that ripped through part of Chile's Easter Island this week has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic ...

The small island of Rapa Nui - also known as Easter Island - sits off the coast of Chile and is home to about 8600 people. It's known for the huge historic statues, called Moai, which are dotted ...

Peter Cottontail will soon be hopping down the bunny trail, and he has his sights set on Rock Island for some eggcellent Easter fun!

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a small island south of Chile, home to about 8,600 people. It's known for the huge historic statues, called Moai, which are dotted around the island. Marc ...