Scientists uncover new Easter Island moai statue in dry lake bed

New Polynesian moai statue unearthed in dry volcanic lake bed on Chile’s Easter Island

Chile's Easter Island has added a new head after a buried moai statue was unearthed from a volcanic lake bed.

New Easter Island statue found in volcanic crater's dry lake

Researchers have found a new moai statue in a dry lake on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui, joining the approximately 1,000 other iconic monolithic sculptures on what is internationally known as Easter Island. The statue is relatively small at 1.6 metres (5.2 feet), as compared with some of the other ...

New Easter Island statue found in volcanic crater's dry lake

Researchers have found a new moai statue in a dry lake on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui, joining the approximately 1,000 other iconic monolithic sculptures.

New Easter Island statue found in volcanic crater's dry lake

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Researchers have found a new moai statue in a dry lake on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui, joining the approximately 1,000 other iconic monolithic sculptures

New Easter Island statue found in volcanic crater's dry lake

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Researchers have found a new moai statue in a dry lake on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui, joining the approximately 1,000 other iconic…

New Moai statue found in Easter Island volcano crater laguna

A new Moai, one of Easter Island's iconic statues, was found in the bed of a dry laguna in a volcano crater, the Indigenous community that administers the site on the Chilean island has said.