Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Using 3D modeling and field experiments, researchers led by Binghamton University archaeologist Carl Lipo have verified that the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A research team has confirmed via 3D modeling and field experiments that the ancient people of Rapa Nui "walked" the iconic moai ...

Credit: Carl Lipo/Binghampton University/Cover Images For decades, researchers have puzzled over how the ancient people of Rapa Nui did the seemingly impossible and moved their moai statues. Now, ...

New research suggests that the iconic statues of Easter Island were crafted by various groups of people working independently. State-of-the-art computer modeling indicates that these monumental ...

A research team including Binghamton University archaeologist Carl Lipo has confirmed via 3D modeling and field experiments that the ancient people of Rapa Nui "walked" the iconic moai statues. For ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists say a 3D model of a centuries-old quarry of unfinished stone head statues on Easter Island offers new clues about how these monuments were made and the Polynesian society that ...

Lipo's team created 3D models of moai to determine the unique characteristics that made them able to be "walked" across Rapa Nui. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy ...

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 ...