New Discovery Just Changed Our Understanding of The Source of Easter ...
2019年12月16日 · For hundreds of years, they stood watch in silence: the 'moai', a mysterious league of almost 1,000 carved monolithic statues, erected across the isolated landscape of Easter Island (Rapa Nui).
Easter Island - Wikipedia
The name "Easter Island" was given by the island's first recorded European visitor, the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who encountered it on Easter Sunday (April 5) in 1722, while searching for "Davis Land". [10]
New Moai statue that 'deified ancestors' found on Easter Island
2023年2月28日 · A previously unknown moai statue, one of Easter Island's massive carved monoliths, has been found buried beneath a dried up lake bed, Good Morning America reports.
Easter Island | Map, Statues, Heads, History, Moai, & Facts
2024年11月22日 · Easter Island, Chilean dependency in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the easternmost outpost of the Polynesian island world. It is famous for its giant stone statues. The island stands in isolation 1,200 miles (1,900 km) east of Pitcairn Island and 2,200 miles (3,540 km) west of Chile.
History of Easter Island - Wikipedia
Easter Island's long isolation was ended on Easter Sunday, 1722, when a Dutch explorer, Jacob Roggeveen, discovered the island. He named it for the Holy day. The Dutch were amazed by the great statues, which they thought were made from clay.
Easter Island ‑ Statues, Head & Chile - HISTORY
2009年11月9日 · Easter Island, located about 2,300 miles off Chile in the South Pacific Ocean, is known for its nearly 900 giant stone statues that date back several centuries.
Dried Lake Reveals New Statue on Easter Island | Smithsonian
2023年2月28日 · In a dry lake bed, archaeologists on Rapa Nui—also known as Easter Island —have unearthed a previously unknown statue. The new find is one of the moai, the famous stone figures located around...
'GMA' gets 1st look at new moai statue found on Easter Island
2023年2月24日 · A new moai has been discovered on the remote inhabited volcanic Easter Island situated in Polynesia.
Easter Island discovery: New indigenous statue found in dry lake …
2023年3月2日 · Researchers have unearthed a new 5-foot-tall moai statue created by Indigenous Rapa Nui people on Easter Island. Volunteers from three Chilean universities made the discovery on Feb. 21 in a dry...
The mystery of Easter Island revealed? - University of California
2019年12月12日 · Rapa Nui (or Easter Island, as it is commonly known) is home to the enigmatic Moai, stone monoliths that have stood watch over the island landscape for hundreds of years. Their existence is a marvel of human ingenuity — and their meaning a source of some mystery.