The statues at Rano Raraku exhibit different carving ... the stories these stone giants still have to tell. The post The ...

Although its nose had been broken off, the statue of a man’s head still showed remarkable detail. His forehead bore wrinkles. Crow’s feet marked the corners of his wide eyes. His veins bulged ...

National Geographic reported in 2022 that there were 1,043 complete statues on Easter Island. The moai are carved out of volcanic stone. Most face inland, except for seven that face the ocean.

In their isolation, why did the early Easter Islanders undertake this colossal statue-building effort ... First, an ahu is the flat mound or stone pedestal upon which the moai stand.

OSAKA--Moss that has long covered the faces of two stone statues at Hozenji temple here and that has been cherished and nurtured by visitors was removed by a man who admitted to the action ...