A controversial new theory suggests the iconic Easter Island statues could be thousands of ... Graham Hancock claims the mysterious stone heads were built more than 11,000 years ago, challenging ...

Hancock estimates that the statues on Easter Island, known as Moai heads, are likely much older than the platforms, called Ahu Vinapu, on which many of them sit because the structures exhibit ...

Among the many secrets buried in Easter Island prehistory ... was relatively stable; each statue has a low center of gravity thanks to a large base and a narrow head. Pavel Pavel used a crew ...

On average, they stand 13 feet high and weigh 14 tons, human heads ... on Easter Island's moai are the results of Van Tilburg's survey in 1989. She reported, "A total of 887 monolithic statues ...

As of the latest census, taken in 2017, the population of Easter Island was 7,750. Most of its residents live in the main town of Hanga Roa. The island is famous for its enormous stone statues ...