“In Easter island …the shadows of the departed builders still possess the land…the whole air vibrates with a past purpose and energy which has been and is no more. What was not? Why was it?” ...

A recently-published study challenges the popular myth that Easter Islanders' ancient rock gardening practices caused their own downfall. The journal article, which is titled "Island-wide ...

New excavations and high tech scans on one of the world’s most remote islands are forcing archaeologists to redraw the story ...