Easter Island
Archaeologists Create First 3D Model of Easter Island’s Primary Moai Quarry
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Ethnohistorical and recent archaeological evidence suggests that Easter Island (Rapa Nui) was a politically decentralized society organized into small, relatively ...
Easter Island quarry reveals how Polynesians made enigmatic stone statues
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Archaeologists say a 3D model of a centuries-old quarry of unfinished stone statue heads on Easter Island provides new clues ...
Invasive Polynesian Rats Played Key Role in Deforestation of Easter Island, Study Suggests
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The ecological transformation of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) has become one of the most revealing but controversial case studies in ...
New Research Confirms ‘Walking’ Moai Hypothesis
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The issue of transporting monumental moai statues from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) has been debated for more than a century. ...
