WATCH: Tiny Easter Island deals with giant trash problem Now, in Rapa Nui, people can trace a family history just by knowing their last name and where the moai named after their ancestors were placed.

Like most visitors to Easter Island, I was very interested in seeing a sample of the approximately 1,000 mysterious massive monolithic Moai (statues) carved from volcanic tuff between 1000 and 1600.

I came across the work of 'Atlantis Confirmed' as his new theories linking the carvings and art work of Easter Island back to Gobekli Tepe?

A new maoi statue has been discovered on Easter Island. ... According to museum records, it's 18 inches tall and is being displayed in the Byrne Family Gallery of Maritime Art, ...

Easter Island, over 2,000 miles from the coast of Chile, recently reopened to tourists on Aug. 1 after closing its borders for more than two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.

French-born artist Delphine Poulain attends the burial of a friend at the cemetery in Hanga Roa, Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, Chile, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. Poulain never formally studied art.

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).

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.

Easter Island, located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is home to about 50 descendants of Polynesian natives and nearly 900 statues ranging in size from 4 to 72 feet tall.

Mahani Teave was 9 years old when she left her home on Easter Island to pursue a career as a pianist. Now, she’s returned home, bringing instruments with her to spread music across the island ...