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

In 2023, Pereira started a joke himself when he posted a picture with his partner while holding the replica of a moai figure and referred to it as his 'adopted child'. For those unaware, the ...

For a while, researchers thought that the Rapa Nui moved the moai on sleds, until real-life experiments with replicas showed that this would have required some 1,500 people to pull off.

Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen landed here on Easter Sunday in 1722, the first European known to visit the island, but only stayed for one day. By the time British captain James Cook arrived in ...

One of Easter Island's trademark “moai” will soon be returned its rightful place on the tiny Pacific island. The eight-foot high statue and its red cap were first sent to Chile in 1927, and ...

TEHRAN - The second phase of Mini World, a massive tourism and recreational project in Malayer, western Iran, has been officially inaugurated. The inauguration ceremony was attended by several travel ...

This could also be a solution for Europe’s museums. Technological advances mean almost identical replicas can be made with ease, including using original materials.

Now, people can see his replicas of the famed Moai (Moe-eye) statues, better known as Easter Island heads. Easter Island, located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is home to about 50 ...

It offers an overall soothing and peaceful atmosphere. Contrary to traditional cemeteries, it’s more welcoming due to its many monuments, including Moai statues, a replica of Stonehenge, and the Hill ...

In a gesture of solidarity and remembrance, a bilingual Spanish-Japanese plaque and a replica Moai statue were installed in Minamisanriku to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the disaster in 1990, ...

Easter dive Divers commissioned by the Green Island Fishers’ Association set up three replicas of Moai statues near Shilang Beach yesterday. The replicas were installed to attract tourists to the area ...