Based on 3D modeling and testing on a moai replica, researchers think that small groups of people may have used ropes to ...

The iconic Moai statues of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, have long fascinated researchers and tourists alike. Recent studies suggest that these massive stone figures may have been transported ...

A groundbreaking study published in October 2025 has confirmed that the iconic moai statues of Easter Island were moved into place by “walking” them upright using ropes. This discovery resolves a long ...

Scientists may have solved the mystery of how the giant statues of Easter Island moved to their present locations.

For generations, the massive moai of Easter Island, called Rapa Nui by the locals, have stood in quiet testimony to one of archaeology’s longest-standing mysteries. How did an island society, remote ...

The engineering required from an ancient people to do this still astounds me. We can't be sure this is how it was accomplished but SOMEHOW they got those statues into place. Also, like many ...

The monumental statues of Easter Island, gazing out in their imposing rows over the island's barren landscape, have been a great mystery ever since the island was first discovered by Europeans. How ...

A new study led by researchers at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory offers the clearest evidence yet that a centuries-long ...

Explorers have long known there was more to the 887 statues on Easter Island—some 2,000 miles west of Chile—than just the statue heads made famous in photographs. When most people think of the ...

HANGA ROA, Easter Island – Scientists may have solved the mystery of how the giant statues of Easter Island moved to their present locations. Located in the South Pacific, Easter Island is home to ...