Archeologists have used drones and photogrammetry to create a map of the quarry that produced 95 of Easter Island's statues.

The mayor of Easter Island is determined to restrict vehicular access to heritage sites after a runaway truck collided with a sacred statue. The accident caused “incalculable” damage to one of the ...

Easter Island’s monumental stone figures have long seemed like a closed case, their story pinned to a familiar narrative of ...

A groundbreaking new study provides compelling evidence that Easter Island's enormous moai statues were built by competing ...

A new moai has been discovered on the remote inhabited volcanic Easter Island situated in Polynesia. Earlier this week, a new moai statue was found in a dry lake bed on the island, according to ...

Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one ...

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When George Etzel called to say he had a 14-foot tall Easter Island head sculpted for his Alburnett farm, I wondered what he'd been thinking. After all, these famous heads are located on an island ...

Ancestral Spirits: Easter Island Sculpture from the Art Museum Collection presents small sculptures that reflect the culture and capture the artistry of this ancient island. Easter Island, known today ...

The city of Altoona is unveiling its first public sculpture, an Iowa artist creation that is the first piece to be installed in a new family park. Welder and sculptor John Brommel created an 11-foot ...