For years, the story of Easter Island has been told as a grim fable: a small, isolated community cut down its last tree, ...

The online model lets researchers and anyone with an internet connection explore areas that the island’s 100,000 annual ...

Indiana University has completed its first international repatriation of human remains to the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island. A news release said IU’s Jayne-Leigh Thomas visited the island in ...

A new 3D model shows Rapa Nui’s moai were carved by many small teams, overturning the myth of a single centralized system.

A first-ever 3D model of the Rano Raraku quarry lets anyone examine Easter Island’s iconic statue workshop in vivid detail.

The iconic monuments arose from numerous teams from different clans working independently of each other. The post New research reveals origin of iconic Easter Island statues appeared first on Talker.

The gargantuan heads of Easter Island may have finally tacked on an artist credit — or several, it turns out. The over 900 statues on Rapa Nui, the indigenous name for the Chilean territory, had long ...

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

Easter Island is known for its hundreds of colossal Moai statues - but archaeologists discovered many famous 'heads' actually ...

We’re documenting something that really has needed to be documented, but in a way that’s really comprehensive and shareable.” ...

HANGA ROA, Easter Island – Scientists may have solved the mystery of how the giant statues of Easter Island moved to their present locations. Located in the South Pacific, Easter Island is home to ...

This story was written by Niki Kelly. It was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle here: https://indianacapitalchronicl.... Indiana University has completed its first international ...