3D map of Easter Island takes you places visitors aren’t allowed

The new 3D model, made possible by Binghamton researchers, lets visitors explore the main quarry of Easter Island, home to ...
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Moai statues standing above the Pacific Ocean

This image captures the iconic Moai statues of Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, one of the most remote inhabited ...
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How Easter Island’s moai statues walked themselves into history

For generations, the massive moai of Easter Island, called Rapa Nui by the locals, have stood in quiet testimony to one of archaeology’s longest-standing mysteries. How did an island society, remote ...

Walking with Moai: Unlocking the mysteries of Easter Island stone statues

A study using 11,600 aerial drone photos to map a mountainous quarry in 3D reveals more about how the island's famed stone ...
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Easter Island's famous moai statues face growing threat from rising seas

“Sea level rise is real,” said Noah Paoa, lead author of the study and a doctoral student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. “It’s not a distant ...