A new moai, one of Easter Island's iconic statues, was found in the bed of a dry laguna in a volcano crater, the Indigenous community that administers the site on the Chilean island has said.

There are more than 1,000 moai statues on Easter Island, representing a key part of the region’s cultural and archeological past. A new moai, smaller than most, was found in a dried-up lakebed.

The monoliths are enormous, too, with the largest statue, named Moai Paro, standing at 32 feet (10 meters) tall and weighing 90 tons (82 metric tons), the Easter Island Statue Project reported.

New moai statue uncovered on Easter Island 03/02/2023 March 2, 2023. The moai was found lying in a dried-up lagoon inside a volcano crater, leading researchers to believe there could be more ...

Scientists find new Moai statue buried in a dry lake on Easter Island . Topic: Science and Technology. Thu 2 Mar 2023 Thursday 2 March 2023 Thu 2 Mar 2023 at 9:04am.

A new Moai, one of Easter Island's iconic statues, was found in the bed of a dry laguna in a volcano crater, the Indigenous community that administers the site on the Chilean island has said.

Easter Island’s iconic statues remain at risk after devastating fire. Recent blazes chewed through the heritage site, causing “irreparable” damage to hundreds of Rapa Nui’s sacred moai.

The Moai statues of Easter Island are a key part of the island’s history and ancient civilizations. Nearly 1,000 of these ...

The huge basalt statue, displayed in the British Museum, was taken from Easter Island 150 years ago. ... Rapa Nui seek return of moai statue. Published. 18 November 2018. Share. close panel. Share ...