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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There is no place in the world like Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui. It feels like it is not even of this world. Located more than 2,000 miles from South America's mainland, it is one of the ...

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 ...

Some Easter Island statues have been irreperably damaged by a forest fire that tore through a national park. The monumental carved stone figures, known as moai, suffered severe charring in the ...

A wildfire on Easter Island has caused "irreparable" damage to some of its iconic stone-carved statues, according to authorities. The blaze, which is being treated as arson, "totally charred" a ...

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 ...

Easter Island never had a catastrophic population collapse, researchers propose in a new study that looks at archaeological rock gardens. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...