Island heads’ are famous worldwide but also mysterious. Who made these stone statues? How were they transported? What do they ...

A potentially deliberate wildfire on Easter Island has wrought irreparable damage to the ancient moai head statues that dot the landscape of the Rapa Nui Natural Park, near the island’s Rano ...

An estimated several hundred moai are in that area ... arrested after crashing his truck into one of the sacred Easter Island heads, leading to vehicle restrictions on the island.

caused irreparable damage to the Moai statues, or Easter Island heads, mayor says. Photo from the Municipalidad de Rapa Nui A fire on Easter Island caused severe damage to multiple iconic Easter ...

Some are buried from the neck down, the heads seemingly observing their ... belongs to Chile and is widely known as Easter Island, the loss of any moai would be a blow to ancient cultural and ...

A devastating wildfire earlier this week caused "unmeasurable" damage to a number of Easter Island’s famous stone head statues ... painful to see how the Moai burned," said Francisco Haoa ...

Others stand upright with their head and shoulders above ground ... Due to the ecological and archaeological sensitivity of this moai site on Easter Island, you must visit with a guide, and ...

The moai were built mainly between 1400 and ... These statues, often called “Easter Island heads,” actually have full bodies, ...

In about a year and a half, he created six replica Easter Island Moai heads with plans to add another one soon. His replica Moai began as a home garden decoration and have grown in popularity and ...

Maybe this isn't a newsflash to everyone, but the Moai "heads" on Easter Island have bodies. Because some of the statues are set deep into the ground, and because the heads on the statues are ...

The wildfire burned through the Rano Raraku crater, an area with wetlands and numerous Moai statues, commonly called Easter Island heads. An unspecified number of Easter Island heads were scorched ...