Known as Moai by the Rapa Nui people who created the figures in the tropical South Pacific directly west of Chile, these huge statues were carved from stone found on the island between 1100AD and ...

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.

The 1.60-metre tall Moai was found by a group of volunteers working to restore marshland in the crater of ... It is "full-bodied with recognisable features but no clear definition," the Ma'u ...

Researchers have unearthed a new 5-foot-tall moai statue created by Indigenous Rapa Nui people on Easter Island.. Volunteers from three Chilean universities made the discovery on Feb. 21 in a dry ...

Marvel at the mysterious moai statues—the island's most famous features—in Rapa Nui National Park. ... many people don’t realize the moai are actual monolithic, full-body carvings.

There are around 1,000 moai statues on Easter Island. All figures are monolithic human faces that were carved out of volcanic rock approximately 500 years ago by the Polynesian tribe, Rapa Nui.

A new moai was found on Easter Island in the bed of a volcano crater lake, thanks to severe drought conditions in the area. The Pacific island, located roughly 2,175 miles west of the Chilean ...

A moai statue has been discovered on Easter Island at the bottom of a recently dried crater lake. The statue is the first of the island’s famous giant-headed figures to be found in the lake.

A moai on the ahu has a flat base, so the statue stands straight up. But most of the moai lying on the road have angled bases, and Carl and Terry believe that angle had a very specific purpose.