Archeologists have used drones and photogrammetry to create a map of the quarry that produced 95 of Easter Island's statues.

D mapping reveals Easter Island's iconic statues were built by competing family clans, not centralized rulers.

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, ...

Archaeologists say a 3D model of a centuries-old quarry of unfinished stone head statues on Easter Island offers new clues ...

Mapping of the main quarry on Easter Island where giant statues were carved has uncovered evidence that the monuments may not ...

If you went to the hospital and they brought out mud to lather you up, you'd probably have some questions. That's exactly what happens at Queen Elizabeth Health in Rotorua, on New Zealand 's North ...

From the crater rim, Auckland stretched out below — harbors, beaches, islands, the chaotic city unfolding in neat little grids — but my eyes kept drifting back to the maunga (the Māori word for ...

I didn’t expect to walk away from a stone carving class with ink on my hands, a small slab of rock in my pocket and a deeper appreciation for Korean culture. But after 90 minutes in a quiet studio in ...

One of the most unusual programs in the state of Vermont is The Stone Bench Project, sponsored by the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center and funded by various communities and sponsoring organizations ...

On three August summer days, stone carver Daniel Miller taught a group of students how to work with sandstone at the historic Hercules #1 Quarry in Tenino. “What I was trying to accomplish was to give ...

The gifting ceremony of a century-old Māori pou to the British Council took place on Thursday morning UK time at the British Council’s head office in London. Photo / David Poultney A century-old Māori ...