The online model lets researchers and anyone with an internet connection explore areas that the island’s 100,000 annual ...

We’re documenting something that really has needed to be documented, but in a way that’s really comprehensive and shareable.” Lipo is one of the foremost experts on the Easter Island moai. In October, ...

In A Nutshell Researchers used 11,686 drone photos to create the first complete 3D map of Easter Island’s main statue quarry, revealing 30 separate workshop areas where small family groups carved moai ...

A first-ever 3D model of the Rano Raraku quarry lets anyone examine Easter Island’s iconic statue workshop in vivid detail.