Island has fascinated historians, researchers, and tourists for centuries. Reaching it is not easy; flights from Europe, with ...

Paul Trachtman Editor’s Note: This article was adapted from its original form and updated to include new information for Smithsonian’s Mysteries ... Named Easter Island by the Dutch explorer ...

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface ...

Binghamton University archaeologist Carl Lipo has shed light on some of the ancient mysteries of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) through his ongoing research. The video may only be used with appropriate ...

Easter Island Ahu Tongariki ... called toki and employed sharp obsidian tools to make finer lines. The real mystery—how a small and isolated population managed to transport the megalithic ...

Ever since 1722, when Captain Jacob Roggeveen, a Dutchman and the first European known to have reached Easter Island arrived, scholars have debated the origins of the isolated population he found ...

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 ...