But why were these created in the first place, and why were they in this specific location?

Easter Island or Rapa Nui is probably the most remote place in the world I ever will be, other than Antartica. It is truly in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by water, with no other land mass in…

Find out what archaeologists have known all along: Easter Island's iconic moai heads have bodies, long-buried up to their shoulders.

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Hey everyone, here's a tutorial on how to draw some of those famous Easter Island statues. There are a lot of mysteries surrounding these statues but

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Rapanui people likely believed the ancient monoliths helped food grow on the Polynesian island, study says.

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Researchers found that the Rano Raraku quarry was also an important agricultural site.

Properly referred to as 'Moai' these remarkable statues were carved on Easter Island about 700 years ago. Several hundred were placed around the island. They have now inspired Borderstone to create a collection of cast stone statuary that will surprise and astonish. 'Leaning Easter Island Heads' is one such piece. It is hard to adequately describe their presence in your garden, conspicuous comes to mind, as although the stylised heads are famous throughout the world, they are unlikely domestic ornaments. You really couldn't pick another form of statuary that would have a similar impact. Available in two colour options. Image shows painted in Antique Green. Select your colour below. Easter Island Heads Features: Cast Stone Weatherproof Colour Options Impressive Detail Dimensions: Height: 560mm (1ft 10¼ins) Weight: 38kgs

THE giant Easter Island stone heads may very well be a mystery lost to time but a team of scientists believe they have uncovered what happened to their equally enigmatic creators and challenged the notion their civilisation collapsed.

The British Museum is once again at the heart of a cultural repatriation debate over an Easter Island statue known as Hoa Hakananai’a. A social media