In his new Netflix series, Graham Hancock suggested that the Easter Island heads were built by his long-lost ancient civilization. But archaeologists have disagreed.

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 ...

These include figures on Hiva Oa in the Marquesas Islands and the Raivavae Islands, which share striking similarities with Easter Island's Moai. The statues feature similar poses withhands clasped ...

Dr. Frances R. Curcio traveled 28,105 nautical miles to Peru, Chile, Fiji, Australia, Cambodia, India, Tanzania, Egypt and ...

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Chile officials say fire damaged some of Easter Island’s iconic moai statues A fire that ripped through part of Chile's Easter Island this week has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic ...

The statues themselves were pretty reminiscent of the iconic moai on Easter Island, built by the Rapa Nui. And not Stonehenge as Jake had declared as they approached the challenge site.