For centuries, the famous statues that dot the coast of the remote Easter Island in the southeastern ... University found that the main water supply for the island’s inhabitants might be the ...

Easter Island is one of the most remote ... were often constructed near sources of fresh water, leading researchers to theorize that the statues played an important role in community building ...

In a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean lies Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter ... the island has been the subject of intrigue. Who built the Moai? How did they move such huge statues without ...

Water is obviously a plentiful resource for ... I'm not particularly knowledgeable about the Easter Island statues, but could the stones that were made into the statues be moved to their ...

Archaeologists believe they have solved one ancient mystery surrounding the famous Easter Island statues. At 2,500 miles off the coast of Chile, the island is one of the world's most remote places ...

It has three crater lakes but no streams; fresh water is scarce ... The ancient statues known as moai are everyday sights on Easter Island, or Rapa Nui—native dancers in body paint, less ...

Among the many secrets buried in Easter Island prehistory is the question of how the Rapanui people transported the multi-ton statues, or moai, from their quarries to their final ceremonial ahu ...

It's Rapa Nui - Easter Island - the most remote inhabited island ... and its placement - those are all things that matter." The statues were placed on specially built platforms ranged along ...

Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Hoa Hakananai'a statue (made between 1000 and 1200). Stone; from Easter Island (Rapa Nui) Today we're on an island far out in the Pacific Ocean ...

Their spirits were said to temporarily live inside the statues ... to find ways to combat overtourism. Easter Island, home to about 6,000 people, faces water scarcity, and this influx of travelers ...