In 2012, a US research team succeeded in propping up a 4.35-ton replica of a moai statue and making it “walk.” The technique, ...

Scientists recently confirmed Rapa Nui legends about Moai heads "walking" to their locations, using 3D modeling to prove ...

Simple physics may explain how the Easter Island statues could "walk" miles with only a handful of people, but the debate ...

Archaeologists who analyzed the physics of the statues and their transport found that they were sculpted and transported in a ...

A groundbreaking study published in October 2025 has confirmed that the iconic moai statues of Easter Island were moved into ...

Easter Island, known for its iconic moai statues, has long been shrouded in mystery regarding how these massive stone figures were transported across the island. A recent study sheds light on this ...

EASTER ISLAND (WKRC) - Researchers now claim to have solved the enigma of how these statues were transported, they "walked." Although they appear to be just heads, many have full bodies buried by ...

Easter Island, located in the South Pacific, is renowned for its impressive Moai statues, which were carved between the 12th and 17th centuries. Initially thought to consist solely of heads, many of ...

A new study sheds light on one of archaeology’s most mysterious questions: how the ancient inhabitants of Easter Island (Rapa ...

From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what ...

From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what ...

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