The moai are carved out of volcanic stone. Most face inland, except for seven that face the ocean. In February, scientists found a previously undiscovered statue in a dry lake bed inside a ...

The view east, with the moai seeming to tumble down the slopes of Rano Raraku and the Pacific Ocean as the backdrop, was one ...

The seven similar moai at Ahu Akivi are uniquely oriented to face the Pacific Ocean. This is unusual as all the other moai on platforms face inland. According to oral tradition, the seven moai ...

The islanders call them "moai," and they have puzzled ethnographers, archaeologists, and visitors to the island since the first European explorers arrived here in 1722. In their isolation ...

Take a deep dive to uncover the secret to health and happiness with the age old Japanese tradition of Moai. Understanding the history Derived from the Japanese word which translates to ‘meeting ...

According to a survey by archeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg, the Easter Islanders successfully transported 288 moai statues to various ahu platforms around the island. We're only proposing that you ...