The famous statues of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, are best known for their deep-set eyes and long ears. They also sport impressive multi-tonne hats made from a different rock type. Quite how these ...

Picture a place 2,000 miles off Chile’s coast, only 14 miles long. Yet, it’s home to about 1,000 giant moai statues. Some are ...

Each hat, weighing several tonnes ... Dr Richards and Dr Hamilton are joint directors of the ”Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Landscapes of Construction Project“. They will be working on the island ...

The mayor of Easter Island has called for motor restrictions ... they also sport impressive multi-tonne hats. For the Rapa Nui, they were figures of spiritual devotion, embodying the spirit ...