Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect ...

Moai statues stand on Ahu Tongariki near the Rano Raraku volcano, top, on Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, Chile, Nov. 27, 2022. According to Salvador Atan Hito, vice president of the Ma'u Henua ...

moai, dot the landscape Easter Island, known to locals as Rapa Nui. Most of the moai ring the island with their backs to the sea—but many never made it out of the Rano Raraku quarry, seen here ...

The moai were believed to have magical powers given by the gods. Placed facing inland (although a few faced the sea), heights range from about 15 to 20 feet tall and weigh from about 10 to 270 tons.

A new moai has been discovered on the remote inhabited volcanic Easter Island situated in Polynesia.. Earlier this week, a new moai statue was found in a dry lake bed on the island, according to ...

When the moai were carved, the island was divided according to its clans, but most of the statues were created in Rano Raraku. The ahu were built near the sea.