A new theory about who built the giant stone statues on Easter Island has shocked the archaeological community. Graham Hancock claims that the statues are over 11,000 years old and that Easter ...

A new theory about who built the iconic human-like figures on Easter Island has sent shockwaves through the archaeological community. Most historians agree that the stone structures were ...

Archaeologist and Easter Island expert Jo Anne Van Tilburg believes the moai were built to honor ancestors and chieftains, or for ritual use to commune with gods, she told PBS. National Geographic ...

The one-room house that José Antonio Tuki built on Easter Island for himself and his Belgian girlfriend, Joyce Verbaenen, has electricity but no indoor plumbing. The ocean is only steps away.

There is no place in the world like Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui. It feels like it is not even of this world. Located more than 2,000 miles from South America's mainland, it is one of the ...

They were built between 1250 and 1500 AD by the Rapa ... of eclipse chasers will head not to South America but to Easter Island to view the ring. "Easter Island is only about 15 miles wide and ...

What actually the Easter Island sculpture does ... The statues were placed on specially built platforms ranged along the coastline, a sacred geography reflecting the tribal divisions of Rapa ...

Graham Hancock's new theory claims a lost civilization built the Easter Island statues more than 11,000 years old. (photo credit: f11photo. Via Shutterstock) A new theory about who built the giant ...