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  • A New Statue Suddenly Appeared on Easter Island. That Doesn’t Make Sense....Scientists thought they found them all.

    06/10/2026 6:31:04 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 26 replies
    Popular Mechanics ^ | June 09, 2026 | Tim Newcomb
    Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: * There are more than 1,000 moai statues on Easter Island, representing a key part of the region’s cultural and archeological past. * A new moai, smaller than most, was found in a dried-up lakebed. * The find raises the potential for additional moai finds in the future. ============================================================================== Just when experts thought they knew every moai on Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island, a dried-up lakebed kept them on their toes. These statues—largely made of a stone formed from volcanic ash and dust called tuff—pepper the island, with more...