The statues were placed on specially ... they are colossal - this one in the British Museum is small! There is one unfinished in a quarry in Easter Island which is over 70 feet (20m) tall ...

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 ...

Image caption, Hoa Hakananai’a is one of two Easter Island statues in the British Museum collection The Moai ... so that it could be illuminated at night as Liberty held it aloft.

A new theory about who built the giant stone statues on Easter Island has shocked the archaeological community. Graham Hancock claims that the statues are over 11,000 years old and that Easter ...

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 ...

Travelers have long been fascinated by the hundreds of massive moai, monolithic statues ... Easter Island stops. Rapa Nui National Park covers half of the island, and feels like an "open-air ...

Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Hoa Hakananai'a statue (made ... this one in the British Museum is small! There is one unfinished in a quarry in Easter Island which is over 70 ...