UNESCO World Heritage tags indicate sites of outstanding cultural or natural significance that are recognised for their ...

Rice is difficult to grow in the Pacific, so how did it end up in a cave? Archaeologists reveal the hidden history of this ...

This 1950s footage captures a captivating exploration of Easter Island, focusing on its iconic moai statues, rugged coastline, and everyday life on the island. Two men and a woman, dressed in mid ...

In his new Netflix series, Graham Hancock suggested that the Easter Island heads were built by his long-lost ancient civilization. But archaeologists have disagreed.

Easter Island's scant natural resources are part of the mystery that surrounds its ancient people. At its peak, the Easter Island may have sustained a population of 17,500, and the complex social ...

How Ancient Easter Island statues “walked” Clip: Season 51 Episode 2 | 2m 17s Video has Closed Captions | CC. These giant stone heads were not dragged on sleds, as once thought.

For hundreds of years, the sculpting of giant ancestor stone statues was central to Easter Island’s civilisation. The largest statue in this photograph is 9 metres tall and weighs 86 tonnes ...

Easter Island discovery: Experts unravel mystery of ancient statues. IT’S a sight that has long baffled experts, but new research is finally shedding light on Easter Island’s most perplexing ...

There are 887 huge statues carved between AD 100 and 1800 — which are up to 10 metres tall. Members of the Easter Island Statue Project have been excavating the statues for years, and provided ...