For centuries, Easter Island has fascinated the world. Thousands of people have wondered how the massive stone statues, known ...

Archeologists have used drones and photogrammetry to create a map of the quarry that produced 95 of Easter Island's statues.

D mapping reveals Easter Island's iconic statues were built by competing family clans, not centralized rulers.

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, ...

Binghamton University archaeologists have released a new interactive, 3D model of the Moai statue quarry on Rapa Nui (Easter ...

Archaeologists say a 3D model of a centuries-old quarry of unfinished stone head statues on Easter Island offers new clues ...

Easter Island's iconic moai statues have long puzzled the world, but new research hints at a surprising twist in their ...

Unfinished moai attached to bedrock by “keels” along their backs demonstrate how carvers worked underneath from both sides until figures were separated from the source material. This production stage, ...

The recent discovery of the moai’s true builders comes not long after scientists from Binghamton University and the ...

Easter Island’s Rapa Nui statues were carved by several independent groups, including competing families, without any central ...

The island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is famous for its moai. These giant, anthropomorphic monoliths have long puzzled anthropologists, driving extensive research into their ...