Archaeologists have confirmed that Easter Island’s iconic Moai statues were “walked” to their platforms using rope by “remarkably few” of the island’s indigenous Rapa Nui people, solving a ...

Easter Island is famous for its giant monumental statues, called moai, built some 800 years ago and typically mounted on ...

For many years, people have wondered how the giant stone statues on Easter Island were moved. These statues, famous for their ...

Easter Island’s Moai statues weren’t dragged - they walked. Physics and experiments uncover how ancient islanders made stone giants move.

Richard Smith has less than $20,000 in his IRA and little in his savings account. He does DoorDash delivery and works at a campsite to pay the bills. The actress was taken to the hospital via ...

Archaeologists have confirmed that Easter Island ’s iconic Moai statues were “walked” to their platforms using rope by ...

Researchers say they 'walked' across Rapa Nui. For decades, researchers have puzzled over how the ancient people of Rapa Nui ...

The mystery of how the roughly 130,000 pound statues traveled from quarry to resting place may be solved.

Evidence is now stronger than ever that the mysterious population collapse of Rapa Nui never actually happened. Recent ...

The iconic Moai statues of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, have long fascinated researchers and tourists alike. Recent ...

The hillside of Rano Raraku volcano on Rapa Nui feels like a place that froze in time. Embedded in grass and volcanic rock, almost 400 moai – the monolithic human figures carved centuries ago by this ...

A groundbreaking study published in October 2025 has confirmed that the iconic moai statues of Easter Island were moved into ...