Archaeologists found the gold-plated artifact on a sacred island of Japan almost 70 years ago but only recently took a closer ...

How humans moved large rocks to construct monuments has fueled many theories, even though it is a matter of physics and coordinated efforts by a large workforce. A more interesting concept to explore ...

Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is a unique and mysterious place, known for its moai statues and rich biodiversity. Despite its small size, it holds ancient secrets, from lost artifacts to forgotten ...

Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the late 1940s are being returned by a museum in Oslo to Chile's remote territory of Easter Island in the mid ...

The Kon-Tiki Museum added, "The return of the objects to Easter Island will ensure that the ... during a visit by Norway's King Harald to return the artifacts. The COVID-19 pandemic halted all ...

In this photo provided by the Kon-Tiki Museum press service on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, people look at artifacts and human remains taken from Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, by a Norwegian ...

In 1947, explorer Thor Heyerdahl sailed on a log raft named Kon-Tiki from Peru to Polynesia in 101 days to prove his theory — that the South Sea Islands were settled by seafarers from South America.