The discovery of a long-missing fragment of a colossal statue of King Ramses II has closed a chapter that had been left ...

More than 3,000 years after they were damaged by an earthquake, two of Egypt's most breathtaking monuments have been handsomely restored. The Colossi of Memnon are two giant alabaster statues on the ...

Two colossal statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III were unveiled by archaeologists Sunday -- after being moved to their original sites and restored -- in the funerary temple of the king, on the west bank ...

For centuries, the vast stone figures of Easter Island, known as moai, have fascinated archaeologists and travellers around the world. These statues, carved up to 900 years ago from volcanic rock, ...

Easter Island is famous for its giant monumental statues, called moai, built some 800 years ago and typically mounted on platforms called ahu. Scholars have puzzled over the moai on Easter Island for ...

Carl Lipo receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society. Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The ...