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Jun 12, 2018 · Images from the 2012 excavation of Easter Island’s iconic statues reveal the renowned heads are not only connected to giant bodies, but the bodies are covered in mysterious designs and symbols, which researchers have likened to tattoos.
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May 14, 2012 · The 887 monolithic human figures carved from rock on Easter Island (known as moai) are familiar to many people through iconic images that show the statues to be either just heads or a...
Story by Harriet Brewis. • 10h • 3 min read. The imposing statues that line the coast of Easter Island have been an enigma to experts for centuries. But now, archaeologists have finally...
May 23, 2019 · Crafted by the Rapa Nui people between 1250 and 1500, these monumental sculptures have been shrouded in mystery for centuries. However, recently, researchers have revealed new information about the iconic Easter Island heads, including the surprising fact that they are actually full-length figures.
Sep 7, 2022 · Their bodies were etched with enigmatic symbols, and their faces, with prominent brows and elongated noses, seemed both comfortingly human and formidably divine.
Feb 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...
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Sep 21, 2012 · THE giant stone statues scattered around remote Easter Island are even more impressive than they first appear. Hidden from view, the heads are attached to bodies that extend metres underground.
