2012年5月25日 · The mysterious Easter Island statues — hundreds of huge, ancient carved stone heads that guard the hilly Pacific island landscape — may actually have bodies, according to an email showing...

2017年7月26日 · What you may not have known is that those Easter Island heads actually have hidden buried bodies. Archaeologists have uncovered the bodies associated with the heads and found interesting...

2012年5月14日 · In recent years the Easter Island Statue Project (EISP) has undertaken efforts to excavate and study some of the moai, thereby revealing previously hidden portions of the …

2022年3月22日 · From 2010 until late 2014, Van Tilburg and several colleagues unearthed a number of Easter Island statues. The excavation documented for the first time the complex carvings found on the buried statues’ bodies, which their …

2022年6月27日 · ARCHAEOLOGISTS discovered the famous Easter Island heads have hidden bodies below the ground, potentially offering further knowledge of the ancient civilisation that built them.

The moai bodies were initially discovered by archaeologists in 1914, and in 2010, the Easter Island Statue Project began excavating two of the bodies. Since Easter Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the moai are protected from humans, though the monoliths still battle erosion, rising sea levels, and the effects of forest fires.

2019年5月23日 · 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.

2023年3月16日 · Yes, the Easter Island heads have bodies. However, this question is often accompanied by a narrative suggesting that this knowledge was gained by some type of major (recent) discovery when in fact it would have always been known to anyone familiar with the island or even just someone casually visiting.

2024年1月13日 · 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.

2014年1月21日 · Human bones were found throughout the dig, indicating that people buried their dead around the statues. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of visitors to the island, have been astonished to see that Easter Island statues have bodies!