Humans have been constructing animal statues for thousands of years. It is a way for us to convey our deep bond with the ...

Image caption, Hoa Hakananai’a is one of two Easter Island statues in the British Museum collection The Moai were carved by the people of Rapa Nui between AD1100 and AD1600. The two removed by ...

In 1955, it was discovered that Moai, the ancient and mysterious giant heads on Easter Island, had very large bodies buried underneath the ground. Now, scientists and archaeologists believe they know ...

No matter how inaccessible they would have once seemed, people and devotees always ... One of the most beautiful and famous sculptures of the Renaissance period is Michelangelo’s ‘Pieta’.

Each year, it draws hundreds of thousands of people to Oslo, one of the most unique and beautiful Scandinavian cities. Angry Boy is one of the most famous sculptures in Vigeland Sculpture Park and ...

The famous statues of Rapa Nui ... of the most massive pukao that was brought to the top of the tallest statue, 10 people likely could have rolled it up a ramp with reasonable dimensions ...

Raising any such hopes is as absurd as it is cruel. ‐ Baltimore last Tuesday removed four Civil War–era statues that made people uncomfortable, including — interestingly enough — one ...

Today, those indigenous to the land call the island Rapa Nui, named for the Rapa Nui people ... The island is famous for its enormous stone statues known as moai. The statues, which are carved ...