Indiana University has completed its first international repatriation of human remains to the Rapa Nui people of Easter ...

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In the quarry at Rano Raraku, ancient matamu'a carved the stone monuments known as moai, which represent ancestors who have ...

A university spokesperson said the remains had not been used for research in several decades, before which it isn’t ...

Hey Hunters, Diving into the origin myths of the Moai on Easter Island, and the DNA evidence of cross culture mixing in the ancient past.

While the Rapa Nui are best known for their Moai, monolithic stone statues of deified human ancestors, a lesser known marvel of theirs is Rongorongo, a unique writing system that new research ...

Easter Island, in the southeastern Pacific, is renowned for its moai statues created by the Rapa Nui and became a UNESCO site in 1995. Founded in 1350 C.E., Ayutthaya was the capital of the ...

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Home to the massive stone statues called Moai, built by the Rapa Nui people. How they transported and erected these giant figures remains a mystery. Built over 4,500 years ago, its precise ...