For centuries, the famous statues that dot the coast of the remote Easter Island in the southeastern Pacific have both fascinated and puzzled archaeologists. Now, a team of archaeologists claims ...

The purpose of the moai remains a mystery to researchers ... enough to warrant the massive statues, The Guardian reported. Archaeologist and Easter Island expert Jo Anne Van Tilburg believes ...

They were rolled down from an ancient volcano Archaeologists believe they have solved one ancient mystery surrounding the famous Easter Island statues. At 2,500 miles off the coast of Chile, the ...

Hancock also proposes that the statues on Easter Island are likely much older than ... It is riddled with mystery,' said Dr. Simpson. 'But sometimes, people take micro bits of data and turn ...

Hancock estimates that the statues on Easter Island, known as Moai heads ... It is riddled with mystery," said archaeologist Dr. Dale F. Simpson Jr.. "But sometimes, people take micro bits ...

He’s a Rapanui, an indigenous Polynesian resident of Rapa Nui, as the locals call Easter Island; his own ancestors probably helped carve some of the hundreds of statues that stud the island’s ...

It's Rapa Nui - Easter Island - the most remote inhabited island ... and its placement - those are all things that matter." The statues were placed on specially built platforms ranged along ...

and the statues remain sacred vessels. Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen landed here on Easter Sunday in 1722, the first European known to visit the island, but only stayed for one day. By the time ...

Chile officials say fire damaged some of Easter Island’s iconic moai statues A fire that ripped through part of Chile's Easter Island this week has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic ...