Sacred Easter Island statues suffer ‘irreparable damage ... - CNN
WEBOct 10, 2022 — The fire – caused by the nearby Rano Raraku volcano – started Monday and razed more than 100 hectares of the island, damaging its famous stone-carved statues known as ‘Moai’ which were ...
New Moai statue that 'deified ancestors' found on Easter Island
WEBFeb 28, 2023 — A previously unknown moai statue, one of Easter Island's massive carved monoliths, has been found buried beneath a dried up lake bed, Good Morning America reports.
'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.
New moai statue found in Easter Island volcano crater: "A ... - CBS News
WEBMar 2, 2023 — A new moai, one of Easter Island's iconic statues, was found in the bed of a dry laguna in a volcano crater, the Indigenous community that administers the site on the Chilean island has said.
An Easter Island 'first': New, indigenous moai statue found in …
WEBMar 2, 2023 — Researchers have unearthed a new 5-foot-tall moai statue created by Indigenous Rapa Nui people on Easter Island. Volunteers from three Chilean universities made the discovery on Feb. 21 in a dry...
Dried Lake Reveals New Statue on Easter Island | Smithsonian
WEBFeb 28, 2023 — In a dry lake bed, archaeologists on Rapa Nui—also known as Easter Island —have unearthed a previously unknown statue. The new find is one of the moai, the famous stone figures located around...
New Easter Island Moai statue discovered in volcano crater
WEBMar 2, 2023 — A new Moai, one of Easter Island's iconic statues, has been discovered in the bed of a dry lake in a volcano crater. Key points: The Moai was found by scientific volunteers working to restore marshland in the crater. There are no plans to move the Moai from where it was found. Several Moai suffered charring in an October forest fire.
New Easter Island statue found in volcanic crater’s dry lake
WEBMar 2, 2023 — Researchers have found a new moai statue in a dry lake on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui, joining the approximately 1,000 other iconic monolithic sculptures on what is internationally known as Easter Island.
'GMA' gets 1st look at new moai statue found on Easter Island
WEBFeb 25, 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.
Scientists uncover new Easter Island moai statue in dry lake bed
WEBMar 2, 2023 — SANTIAGO, March 1 (Reuters) - Scientists have found a previously undiscovered moai on Easter Island, uncovering the large stone statue in a dry lake bed on the tiny, remote island in the middle...