Easter Island: Why are moai towering head statues there? Truth FINALLY revealed THE mystery of Easter Island’s magnificent looming moai stone heads has finally been solved, scientists have said.

First, the island’s population was reduced from several tens of thousands in its heyday, to a diminutive 1,500-3,000 when Europeans first arrived in the early 18th century.

Stone cold truth on how Easter Island statues moved is out: they walked. By David Batty. October 27, 2012 — 3.00am. ... A team of 18 people attached three ropes to the replica moai's head, ...

The truth about Easter Island: A sustainable society falsely blamed for its own demise New research is painting a different picture of the fate of the island and its inhabitants.

These stunning pictures reveal the Easter Island head statues had huge bodies buried underground. And researchers have also discovered the monolithic statues have petroglyph engravings (pictures ...

The belief that the population somehow crashed alongside the environment to leave just a few thousand inhabitants on the ...

In a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean lies Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island. It’s a tiny, windswept place, famed for its colossal Moai – mysterious stone figures that each weigh ...

The truth about Easter Island: A sustainable society has been falsely blamed for its own demise. Recent archaeological evidence shows the remote islanders didn't commit ‘ecocide’ after all.

The Real Meaning of the Statues on Easter Island “The soils on Rapa Nui were never particularly productive,” Carl Lipo, professor of anthropology and environmental science at Binghamton ...