27-02-2023 21:38 via artnews.com

New Moai Statue Found on Easter Island, Opening the Possibility of More to Be Discovered

A new Moai statue was discovered on Easter Island, a remote volcanic island in Chile, earlier this week. The stone-carved statues were created by a native Polynesian tribe more than 500 years ago. The newly found one was discovered in a dry lake bed on the island, according to the vice president of Ma’u Henua Salvador Atan Hito. ABC News first reported the find.Ma’u Henua is the Indigenous organization that oversees the island’s national park. The discovery was said to be impor
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