As of the latest census, taken in 2017, the population of Easter Island was 7,750. Most of its residents live in the main town of Hanga Roa. The island is famous for its enormous stone statues ...

and after they carved the rock the spirits entered the statues.” Dr Richards and Dr Hamilton are joint directors of the ”Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Landscapes of Construction Project“.

I am a fifth-grade student and have been researching Easter Island for my school project. I have read your ... the prevailing theories of dragging the statues over remarkably rocky and hilly ...

Among the many secrets buried in Easter Island prehistory is the question of how the Rapanui people transported the multi-ton statues, or moai, from their quarries to their final ceremonial ahu ...

It's Rapa Nui - Easter Island - the most remote inhabited island ... and its placement - those are all things that matter." The statues were placed on specially built platforms ranged along ...

Easter Island is known for these iconic Moai statues, as well as mysteries surrounding the inhabitants of the island. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...