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What Really Happened on Easter Island? Ancient Sediments Rewrite the “Ecocide” Story
06 Nov 2025 16:06 GMT
… -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 …
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Easter Island’s Moai Statues May Have ‘Walked,’ Study Suggests
27 Oct 2025 18:25 GMT
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 …
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New Study Suggests the Famous Moai Statues “Walked” to Their Final Destinations
27 Oct 2025 04:40 GMT
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 …
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Calling bullshit on “The Marbles”
10 Nov 2025 07:19 GMT
… the loan of the Ilissos statue to none other than Putin … , such as one of the moai from Easter Island. However, unlike Elgin, the …
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Can Easter Island’s sustainable way of life inspire the world?
25 Oct 2025 12:20 GMT
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 …
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Easter Island’s Moai Statues May Have Walked to Where They Now Stand
21 Oct 2025 11:48 GMT
Easter Island statues, traditionally known as moai on the remote island of Rapa Nui in the South … his team systematically surveyed 962 moai statues on Easter Island, focusing primarily on 62 …
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Researchers have solved how the Easter Island's stone head statues got to their location
20 Oct 2025 13:12 GMT
… over time.
According to Rapa Nui legend, the heads … used incorrectly proportioned ahu moai forms," the study …
The statues were rocked and pivoted along Easter Island roads by … aligning with Rapa Nui oral traditions that describe moai ‘walking’ from …
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Scientists solve mystery of how Easter Island’s massive Moai statues got there
20 Oct 2025 04:44 GMT
… over the centuries.
According to Rapa Nui legend, the heads "walked … , and aligning with Rapa Nui oral traditions that describe moai ‘walking’ from the … centuries-old mystery of how Easter Island's massive Moai statues got there
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Scientists discover how massive stone statues ';walked' across Easter Island
19 Oct 2025 21:39 GMT
… quarry.
Researchers say Easter Island's mysterious Moai statues were likely moved vertically … and aligning with Rapa Nui oral traditions that describe moai ‘walking’ from the … Earth.
The new findings portray Rapa Nui builders as skilled engineers. (Fabien …
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Scientists solve centuries-old mystery of how Easter Island’s massive Moai statues got there
20 Oct 2025 04:53 GMT