easter island

Easter Island's famous moai statues slowly fading away - CBS News For years, archaeologists have wondered how the mysterious statues came to dot the island in the Pacific. Now, they're trying to find a way to keep the statues around On this Easter Sunday, we thought it would be fitting to...

Scientists think they’ve solved one mystery of Easter Island’s statues - Arstechnia Rapa Nui islanders survived by building strong communities around limited resources. Chile's Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is famous for its giant monumental statues, called moai, built by early inhabitants some...