A controversial new theory suggests the iconic Easter Island statues could be thousands of years older than previously ...

Easter Island is home to approximately 1,000 large stone heads, known as Moai ... It is riddled with mystery,' said Dr. Simpson. 'But sometimes, people take micro bits of data and turn them ...

Hancock argues that Polynesian settlers encountered a pre-existing population, evidenced by banana remains from at least ...

It is riddled with mystery. "But sometimes ... Hancock has rebuffed this, suggesting the Easter Island heads are independent of other similar statues and do not share many common features.

Geologists studying Easter Island recently opened up another mystery centered around the famous region. A team from ...

Easter Island is one of the most ... Polynesians likely began inhabiting the island around 1000 CE. The purpose of the moai remains a mystery to researchers. A 2019 study published in PLOS One ...