We’re documenting something that really has needed to be documented, but in a way that’s really comprehensive and shareable.” ...

A high-resolution 3D model of Rano Raraku shows that the moai were created in many distinct carving zones. Instead of a ...

A first-ever 3D model of the Rano Raraku quarry lets anyone examine Easter Island’s iconic statue workshop in vivid detail.

Easter Island is known for its hundreds of colossal Moai statues - but archaeologists discovered many famous 'heads' actually ...

Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one ...

For years, the story of Easter Island has been told as a grim fable: a small, isolated community cut down its last tree, ...

Archeologists have used drones and photogrammetry to create a map of the quarry that produced 95 of Easter Island's statues.

Archaeologists studied hundreds of unfinished stone heads in a quarry on Easter Island to better understand how they were ...

Rano Raraku, a steep-sided crater on the southeastern coast of Rapa Nui (as locals call the island), was the heart of moai ...

Scientists have finally solved the mystery of Easter Island as they pinpoint who built the iconic stone heads over 900 years ...

Mapping of the main quarry on Easter Island where giant statues were carved has uncovered evidence that the monuments may not ...

A new 3D model shows Rapa Nui’s moai were carved by many small teams, overturning the myth of a single centralized system.