However, Graham Hancock, a British writer and explorer, claims they are more than 11,000 years old. Easter Island is home to approximately 1,000 large stone heads, known as Moai, scattered across ...

Hancock estimates that the statues on Easter Island, known as Moai heads, are likely much older than the platforms, called Ahu Vinapu, on which many of them sit because the structures exhibit ...

Chile officials say fire damaged some of Easter Island’s iconic moai statues A fire that ripped through part of Chile's Easter Island this week has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic ...

A former British Museum employee has been arrested after allegedly breaking in and shutting down the museum's security and IT systems. The person - who had recently been fired - "trespassed" at ...

The Royal British Columbia Museum offers visitors a comprehensive introduction to the region's history and culture. Exhibits include tribal artifacts from the First Nations, natural history ...

Easter is a highly anticipated spring holiday, celebrated with a season of religious observations and traditions that millions across the world observe each year. On Easter, Christians commemorate ...

The Museo de la Isla de Cozumel (Cozumel Island Museum), a former luxury hotel, features a total of 11 interactive exhibits that showcase everything from the island's ecosystems, local development ...

CLEVELAND – Easter 2025 will fall on one of the latest dates possible: April 20. That’s nearly three weeks later than the date from 2024. The reason for the late date is that Easter is a ...

The planned art museum is being constructed on Saadiyat Island, in Abu Dhabi - the world's wealthiest city. Founded in 1937 by philantropist Solomon R. Guggenheim and his long-time art advisor ...

Tucked away in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean lies Tristan da Cunha, a remote British territory that is often described as the most isolated inhabited island in the world. Home to just 200 ...