The ecological transformation of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) has become among the most … still unknown early Rapa Nui people began carving giant statues out of volcanic … rock. These monumental statues, called moai, are some of the …

… different past. The famous moai statues, which represented ancestors, helped … The palm trees of Easter Island Archaeologist Carl Lipo at … Waves of change on Easter Island Some palms likely survived … famous statues and the bare hills, the story of Rapa Nui …

… about a thousand monumental stone statues and numerous wooden figurines. … expedition. HMS Resolution visited Easter Island in 1774, more than … which is called a moai tangata moko in Rapanui … feature among all the surviving moai tangata moko. The mouth …

… of Easter Island goes something like this: To roll their massive moai  … . Among his discoveries: The moai, which represented ancestors, served to … Polynesian rats (Rattus exulans) in Rapa Nui (Easter Island) deforestation: Faunal evidence and ecological …

… -long drought transformed life on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) beginning around the year 1550 … have previously studied sediments from Rapa Nui and have inferred past environmental … lineage as traced through the moai statues. It’s difficult for archeologists …

The ancient moai statues of Easter Island, towering stone figures of … found is the fact that statues were moved with very … . He highlighted Rapa Nui oral traditions that claim the moai “walked” and … of upright movement of the statues (moai), but it does not …

The moai statues on Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, have long been shrouded in … a look at Rapa Nui oral traditions that describe moai “walking” from the … Easter Island Heads Have Bodies Buried Underground 1,700-Year-Old Roman Statue …

… Easter Island is home to hundreds of its iconic stone statues, or "moai … people of Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, "walked" the iconic moai statues.  (Carl Lipo … 40 minutes. NEW MOAI STATUE FOUND AMID HISTORIC EASTER ISLAND DROUGHT Footage of the …

101 East investigates how Easter Island is creating a sustainable way … . Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, is famous for its towering stone statues and … trading and European diseases. Today, Rapa Nui faces a new battle – rising …

… of how the Easter Island statues "walked" across Rapa Nui has been revealed … study analysed nearly 1,000 moai statues, including 62 found along ancient … moai along the ancient roads of Rapa Nui. Over half of the unfinished or broken statues …