In a dry lake bed, archaeologists on Rapa Nui—also known as Easter Island—have unearthed a previously unknown statue. The new find is one of the moai, the famous stone figures located around ...

The sculptors primarily work with serpentine stone – especially springstone, fruit serpentine and leopard rock – alongside opal stone, verdite and dolomite, sourced mainly from the Great Dyke ...

The fire – caused by the nearby Rano Raraku volcano – started Monday and razed more than 100 hectares of the island, damaging its famous stone-carved statues known as ‘Moai’ which were ...

Sculptures by the Famous French Impressionist at the Arts Club. Share full article. May 9, 1903. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from May 9, 1903 ...

The sculptors primarily work with serpentine stone – especially springstone, fruit serpentine and leopard rock – alongside opal stone, verdite and dolomite, sourced mainly from the Great Dyke ...

The sculptors primarily work with serpentine stone - especially springstone, fruit serpentine and leopard rock - alongside opal stone, verdite and dolomite, sourced mainly from the Great Dyke, a ...