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Among the damage found, much of it as a result of the fires that occurred in October 2022, there are serious alterations in 22 moai, caused by various factors, which must be addressed in the short ...

STORY: The almost 5-foot-tall (1.5 meters) statue was found by researchers carrying out geological surveys after a fire last year in Rapa Nui National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The latest ...

A statue discovered about a week ago on Easter Island in Polynesia resurfaced archaeologists’ long-standing questions about the Rapa Nui society. Found on February 20 in a dried wetland in Rapa Nui ...

Moai statues stand on Ahu Tongariki near the Rano Raraku volcano, top, Nov. 27, 2022, on Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, Chile. “Sea level rise is real,” said Noah Paoa, lead author of the study and a ...

RAPA NUI, Chile — The hillside of Rano Raraku volcano on Rapa Nui feels like a place that froze in time. Embedded in grass and volcanic rock, almost 400 moai – the monolithic human figures carved ...

The hillside of Rano Raraku volcano on Rapa Nui feels like a place that froze in time. Embedded in grass and volcanic rock, almost 400 moai – the monolithic human figures carved centuries ago by this ...

FILE - Moai statues stand on Ahu Tongariki near the Rano Raraku volcano, top, on Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, Chile, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File) By the end of the century, rising sea ...

Sign up for our Metro US email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! RAPA NUI, Chile (AP) — The hillside of Rano ...