RAPA NUI, Chile (AP) — The hillside of Rano Raraku volcano on Rapa ... human figures carved centuries ago by this remote Pacific island’s Rapanui people — remained untouched until recently.

RAPA NUI, Chile — The hillside of Rano Raraku volcano on Rapa ... human figures carved centuries ago by this remote Pacific island’s Rapanui people — remained untouched until recently.

A fire, from a human or volcano, on Easter Island, Chile, caused irreparable damage to the Moai statues, or Easter Island heads, mayor says. Photo from the Municipalidad de Rapa Nui A fire on ...

A new theory about who built the iconic human-like figures on Easter Island has sent shockwaves through the archaeological community. Most historians agree that the stone structures were ...

Rapanui Municipality/AFP via Getty Images A number of Easter Island’s iconic ‘Moai’ stone statues suffered irreparable damage after a wildfire swept through the island earlier this week ...

Located over 2,000 miles off the coast of Chile, Easter Island is one of the world's most isolated inhabited islands. It's famous for the enormous stone statues known as moai, which were erected ...

A recently-published study challenges the popular myth that Easter Islanders' ancient rock gardening practices caused their own downfall. The journal article, which is titled "Island-wide ...

The deep blue waters, shimmering cliffs and palm tree-lined beaches of Easter Island face a growing threat: plastic. “So now there are some things that belonged to this beach. For example ...

A "ring of fire" shines over Easter Island in a spectacular new image of the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2. A "ring of fire" shines over Easter Island in a spectacular new image of the annular ...