Arizona archaeologist creates first 3D model of Easter Island's iconic statues

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

3D model shows small clans created Easter Island statues

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

Stunning New Evidence Shows Easter Island’s Moai Came From Dozens of Secret Workshops

A sweeping 3D analysis of Rapa Nui’s main moai quarry shows that the island’s iconic statues weren’t produced by a single ruling authority, but by many small, independent groups working simultaneously ...

Studies show how the giant statues on Rapa Nui were made and moved—and what caused the island's deforestation

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, ...
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How Easter Island’s moai statues walked themselves into history

For generations, the massive moai of Easter Island, called Rapa Nui by the locals, have stood in quiet testimony to one of archaeology’s longest-standing mysteries. How did an island society, remote ...
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Huge discovery inside Easter Island's famous statues could rewrite human history

State-of-the-art computer modeling shows the iconic monuments arose from numerous teams from different clans working independently ...
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Easter Island's famous moai statues face growing threat from rising seas

“Sea level rise is real,” said Noah Paoa, lead author of the study and a doctoral student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. “It’s not a distant ...