Based on 3D modeling and testing on a moai replica, researchers think that small groups of people may have used ropes to ...

Easter Island statues, traditionally known as moai on the remote island of Rapa Nui in the South Pacific, are some of the ...

The ancient moai statues of Easter Island may have been “walked” to their resting places, according to a new study.

Scientists recently confirmed Rapa Nui legends about Moai heads "walking" to their locations, using 3D modeling to prove ...

EASTER ISLAND (WKRC) - Researchers now claim to have solved the enigma of how these statues were transported, they "walked." Although they appear to be just heads, many have full bodies buried by ...

The iconic Moai statues of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, have long fascinated researchers and tourists alike. Recent ...

Scientists may have solved the mystery of how the giant statues of Easter Island moved to their present locations.

The mystery of how the roughly 130,000 pound statues traveled from quarry to resting place may be solved.

For generations, the massive moai of Easter Island, called Rapa Nui by the locals, have stood in quiet testimony to one of archaeology’s longest-standing mysteries. How did an island society, remote ...

Simple physics may explain how the Easter Island statues could "walk" miles with only a handful of people, but the debate over their transport is far from over.

Easter Island is famous for its giant monumental statues, called moai, built some 800 years ago and typically mounted on platforms called ahu. Scholars have puzzled over the moai on Easter Island for ...