We passed more moai face down on the ground. Turning around and looking back at Rano Raraku offered another new perspective ...

Most of the moai statues face south, so it'd be tricky to get their faces fully sunlit regardless of whether you go in the ...

According to a survey by archeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg, the Easter Islanders successfully transported 288 moai statues to various ahu platforms around the island. We're only proposing that you ...

Astrophotographer Josh Dury’s photo of the Milky Way over Easter Island’s Moai statues has been honoured by NASA as Astronomy Photo of the Day.

The statues, known as moai, were carved by the island's indigenous Rapa Nui people to embody the spirit of a prominent ancestor, with each considered to be the person's living incarnation.

The moai lay face down on the sledge. Mulloy suggested that by inching the individual legs forward in bipedal fashion, the moai could then be rocked forward using the outward curve of its belly as ...