The Moai statues of Easter Island are a key part of the island’s history and ancient civilizations. Nearly 1,000 of these statues were built starting in the 13th century A.D. by the Rapa Nui people.

Hancock also proposes that the statues on Easter Island are likely much older than ... which suggests that a highly advanced ancient civilization existed before the end of the last Ice Age.

However, it’s his accounts of Easter Island for which he ... glory remained in the form of head-shaped statues (called moai) scattered across the island’s shore. These moai may not be as ...

They were rolled down from an ancient volcano Archaeologists believe they have solved one ancient mystery surrounding the famous Easter Island statues. At 2,500 miles off the coast of Chile, the ...

The famous statues of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, are best known for their ... abilities of our prehistoric relatives. "These were ancient engineers with a genius that allowed people to walk ...

As of the latest census, taken in 2017, the population of Easter Island was 7,750. Most of its residents live in the main town of Hanga Roa. The island is famous for its enormous stone statues ...

Graham Hancock's new theory claims a lost civilization built the Easter Island statues more than 11,000 years old. (photo credit: f11photo. Via Shutterstock) A new theory about who built the giant ...

But many more made it to their platforms intact. The ancient statues known as moai are everyday sights on Easter Island, or Rapa Nui—native dancers in body paint, less so. Some 2,000 Rapanui ...

Island’s Moai statues be linked to Gobekli Tepe in Turkey? Johanna explores compelling parallels between the intricate ...

A shocking new theory regarding the Easter Island heads could rewrite the history of the iconic statues. It's now been claimed that the carvings are actually thousands of years older than ...