The ahu, the largest on Easter Island, was effectively destroyed. It wasn't until 1992 that the site was restored, under the direction of Chilean archaeologist, Claudio Cristino. The task took ...

"On a crisp September morning, I rushed out to Ahu Tongariki near Rano Raraku in order to see the sun rise over the 15 moai." Jon Canfield Easter Island Moai. Courtesy of Flickr user Ndecam.

Easter Island has fascinated historians ... like the famous fifteen statues in the Ahu Tongariki group. Also intriguing are the "Seven Explorers" from Ahu Akivi, who, according to local guides ...

Stone wall at Ahu Vinapu, Easter Island. There is little data to support Heyerdahl. Dr. Jo Anne Van Tilburg, who is unconvinced by Heyerdahl's theory, notes that "all archaeological, linguistic ...

This story appears in the July 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a winter night last June, José Antonio Tuki, a 30-year-old artist on Easter Island, did one of the things he loves ...

and Ahu Tongariki (a dramatic lineup of 15 restored statues), is a journey into a world of wonder and speculation. Nature’s Playground Nature lovers will find Easter Island’s landscapes ...

Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, bears witness to a unique cultural phenomenon ... en ceremoniële heiligdommen (ahu) die ze van de 10e tot de 16e eeuw bouwden en oprichtten. Daarnaast ...

Named Easter Island by the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen ... at a platform called Ahu Akivi with its seven giant statues. There, he could recount the story in the right way.