"We think we know all the moai, but then a new one turns up." Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, is famous for the 1,000 ...

Damaged Moai statues are seen after a wildfire at a local park in Easter Island, Chile, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on October 7, 2022. . (Rapa Nui Municipality/Handout via ...

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 ...

There are nearly 1,000 moai on Easter Island made from volcanic tuff, according to Dr. Terry Hunt, professor of archeology at the University of Arizona who has been studying the statues and the ...

The sun rises behind a line of moai statues on Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island, Chile, on Nov. 26, 2022. The statues were damaged in an October wildfire. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) ...

A number of Easter Island’s iconic ‘Moai’ stone statues suffered irreparable damage after a wildfire swept through the island earlier this week, the island’s mayor told Reuters on Friday.

Charred Moai stone statues on Easter Island, singed in a wildfire earlier this year, are signs of a growing tension between landowners and conservationists in this tiny, ...

Researchers believe the giant moai statues on Easter Island were “walked” into place using their own immense weight as leverage. ... A 2,000-Year-Old Pompeii Garden Springs Back to Life ...

Chilean and local authorities were working to assess damage to famous stone statues on Easter Island after a fire sparked earlier this week on the remote territory. The fire, which began Tuesday ...

The island's approximately 1,000 moai statues were built between 1400 and 1650 A.D., in honor of deceased chieftains.. According to NASA Earth Observatory, the Rapa Nui people harvested a volcanic ...