Groundbreaking research undertaken by Uppsala University and published in the journal Antiquity (via Ancient Origins) has rewritten previously held beliefs about the remote society of Rapa Nui, also ...

A new study suggests that the island of Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island, didn’t develop in the extreme manner of ...

Island in the southern Pacific is one of the most geographically isolated places on Earth, but socially and culturally its ...

To reach this conclusion, the authors of a new study used radiocarbon dating to track the spread of ritual monuments across ...

Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect ...