Sacred Easter Island statues suffer ‘irreparable damage ... - CNN
WEBOct 10, 2022 · CNN — Easter Island’s towering stone heads and other archaeological elements have been charred by a fire, according to local Indigenous and Chilean authorities.
Ancient DNA adds to evidence debunking theory of Easter Island …
WEBSep 14, 2024 · Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, never experienced a ruinous population collapse, according to an analysis of ancient DNA from 15 former inhabitants of the remote island in the Pacific...
Easter Island 'arson attack' causes 'irreparable' damage to sacred …
WEBOct 11, 2022 · A suspected arson attack on Easter Island created a wildfire that caused "irreparable" damage to some of its famous stone-carved monumental heads, authorities have said. The blaze left a number...
'GMA' gets 1st look at new moai statue found on Easter Island
WEBFeb 24, 2023 · A new moai has been discovered on the remote inhabited volcanic Easter Island situated in Polynesia. Earlier this week, a new moai statue was found in a dry lake bed on the island, according to Salvador Atan Hito, the vice president of Ma'u Henua.
Satellite imagery may provide missing puzzle piece in Easter Island ...
WEBJun 21, 2024 · New research using satellite imagery and machine learning offers a fresh clue in the mystery of what happened to the original settlers of Easter Island.
Easter Island rebounds from wildfire that singed its statues
WEBDec 16, 2022 · In this Polynesian territory that now belongs to Chile and is widely known as Easter Island, the loss of any moai would be a blow to ancient cultural and religious traditions. Each of the moai – the nearly 400 on the volcano and more than 500 others elsewhere on the island -- represents an ancestor.
Fire Irreversibly Damages Easter Island Statues | Smithsonian
WEBOct 12, 2022 · Last week, a fire spread through Easter Island and caused permanent damage to the area’s iconic statues, called moai.
On Easter Island, burned Moai statues are a symbol of growing …
WEBDec 7, 2022 · HANGA ROA, Easter Island, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Charred Moai stone statues on Easter Island, singed in a wildfire earlier this year, are signs of a growing tension between landowners and...
Easter Island mayor blames humans as Moai statues are damaged …
WEBEaster Island — located 3,540km from the coast of Chile — recently reopened to tourists on August 1 after closing its borders for more than two years due to the COVID-19 …
'Irreparable': Easter Island fire chars famous towering Moai …
WEBOct 7, 2022 · A forest fire that ripped through part of Easter Island this week has charred some of its towering iconic carved stone figures, Chilean officials reported. The blaze broke out Monday and swept...