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The famed stone monoliths that tower over the island of Rapa Nui—colloquially known as Easter Island—have puzzled scientists for centuries. But archaeologists and soil scientists studying the ancient ...

Rapa Nui, 2,200 miles west of the mainland, is as rugged as it is remote — and an exploration offers blustery hikes, volcanic craters and villages of rock-hewn moai. The 15 moai at Ahu Tongariki make ...

Anyone who’s ever questioned the human obsession with erecting big monuments need only wander far afield in time and space. The carved bisj poles created by the Asmat people in the swamps of West ...

More than 1,289 miles from the nearest human settlement, Easter Island—or Rapa Nui, as its own people call it—is arguably the world’s most remote inhabited place. To the mystique of its isolation amid ...

In his “Island at the Edge of the World,” the British archaeologist Mike Pitts delves into the misconceptions and legends surrounding a complex ancient culture. By Joshua Hammer Joshua Hammer is the ...

Finding out what actually happened in the deep past can be a slog, so when ancient history is packaged as mystery—spine-tingling but solvable—it’s hard to resist. Who doesn’t want to know how a lost ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Nestled in the South Pacific Ocean, some 6,000 people live on the ...

Easter Island is famous for its giant monumental statues, called moai, built some 800 years ago. The volcanic rock used for the moai came from a quarry site called Rano Raraku. Archaeologists have ...