Recent research on Easter Island, published in the Plos ... head and shoulders above ground while their bodies remain buried in the soil. Several statues were left face-down, possibly because ...

The imposing statues that line the coast of Easter Island have been an enigma to experts ... it can flow out of the ground and into surface water bodies - this is the groundwater discharge.

and the statues remain sacred vessels. Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen landed here on Easter Sunday in 1722, the first European known to visit the island, but only stayed for one day. By the time ...