and the significance of the nearly 900 giant moai that punctuate Easter Island's barren landscape. The moai and ceremonial sites are along the coast, with a concentration on Easter Island's ...

When the wood was gone and civil war began, the islanders began toppling the moai. By the 19th century none were standing. Easter Island’s landscape acquired the aura of tragedy that ...

From the 10th to the 16th century this society built shrines and erected enormous stone figures known as moai, which created an unrivalled cultural landscape that continues to fascinate people ...

This isolated island is renowned for its mysterious moai statues—gigantic stone figures ... offer deep dives into the nation's rich cultural landscape. In Santiago travelers can explore world ...

Among the many secrets buried in Easter Island prehistory is the question of how the Rapanui people transported the multi-ton statues, or moai, from their quarries to their final ceremonial ahu ...

From the 10th to the 16th century this society built shrines and erected enormous stone figures known as moai, which created an unrivalled cultural landscape that continues to fascinate people ...