Asian Perspectives 40(2). Extensive archaeological investigations on Rapa Nui were initiated by the Norwegian Expedition to the island in 1955-1956.

From Discover Magazine, in just a few centuries, the people of Easter Island wiped out their forest, drove their plants and animals to extinction, and saw their complex society spiral into chaos and cannibalism.

From Yahoo! News, UNESCO has awarded a German firm contract to preserve the world-famous but decaying Moai head sculptures on Easter Island, which are suffering the effects of the weather, tourism and past restoration attempts.

The story of a team of archaeologists and a 75-person crew who sought to unravel the mystery of how hundreds of giant stone statues were moved and erected.