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The Stone Faces of Rano Raraku: Uncovering the Secrets of Easter Island’s Moai
The photograph, taken during an archaeological dig in 1956, shows that about half the total length of one moai wasn't visible ...
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British Museum asked to return Eastern Island monolith
The “Hoa Hakananai’a” is a Moai basalt monolith which Royal Navy captain Richard Powell presented to Queen Victoria who passed it on to the British Museum. A spokesman for the British Museum ...
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My 7 top tips for planning the perfect photography trip to Easter Island
Easter Island — also called Isla de Pascua and Rapa Nui — is famed worldwide for its moai, giant stone monoliths carved in the 12th and 13th centuries that (mostly) gaze inwards from its rocky ...