Easter Island’s 700-year-old Moai statues have been irreparably damaged by volcanic fire
As per local Indigenous and Chilean officials, a fire has destroyed Easter Island’s towering stone heads and other archaeological artefacts. The fire, which was ignited by the adjacent Rano Raraku volcano, burnt more than 100 hectares of the island, harming its iconic stone-carved statues known as ‘Moai,’ which were constructed by a Polynesian culture over …
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