These linguistic links point to a genealogical bond that ties the people of the Pacific to one another. Indeed, in 1994, DNA from 12 Easter Island skeletons was found to be Polynesian. According ...

Among the many secrets buried in Easter Island prehistory is the question of how the Rapanui people transported the multi-ton statues, or moai, from their quarries to their final ceremonial ahu ...

Easter Island, home to about 6,000 people, faces water scarcity, and this influx of travelers placed a "huge burden" on the land, CNN said in 2019. To prevent a covid catastrophe, officials ...

"[Easter Island] is one of the most amazing places on planet Earth that I have been to. It is riddled with mystery," said archaeologist Dr. Dale F. Simpson Jr.. "But sometimes, people take micro ...

Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, is one of the most isolated places ... The eponymous island is named for the native people who lived there in isolation, dating to around 1280, until Dutch explorers ...

Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, bears witness to a unique cultural phenomenon ... which created an unrivalled cultural landscape that continues to fascinate people throughout the world ...