Scientists believe the statues may have "walked" Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared in places like Bustle, LAMag, and ...
For years, researchers have debated how the Indigenous people of Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, managed to move their giant ...
The ancient moai statues of Easter Island may have been “walked” to their resting places, according to a new study.
How Easter Island’s moai statues made it from the quarry to their final destinations has been a mystery for centuries. Archaeologists who analyzed the physics of the statues and their transport found ...