The Tau'a, a triathlon-style competition near the Rano Raraku volcano ... The selection of the Queen of Rapa Nui is a central focus of the festivities. Candidates, each representing different clans, ...

Why Trust Us? For decades, archeologists have debated whether the writing system of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), known as Rongorongo, was invented independently or influenced by Europeans.

Little Sophora toromiro, is far from home, no longer present on Rapa Nui, the Pacific island where it evolved. Also known as Easter Island, or Isla de Pascua in Spanish, Rapa Nui is a speck of ...

The moai of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) are among the world's most recognizable monuments. Furthermore, the authors of the study argue that making the mata'a inefficient as killing tools was a ...

What happened to the Rapa Nui civilization is shrouded in mystery. There are multiple theories about what happened to the people of Rapa Nui - also known as Easter Island - and the famous Moai ...