What Really Happened On Easter Island?
Lots of theories exist about the inhabitants of Easter Island, but new research says European colonizers might be to blame. Scientists Are Using Lasers To Uncover Lost Cities ▻▻▻▻http:...
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How would you rather go extinct? Starvation, spears or syphilis? The Rapa Nui had all three! Hey guys, Amy with you on DNews today. It’s been long thought that the original people of Easter Island killed themselves off through war. But new information is suggesting otherwise. Easter Island, the 64 square mile remote Chilean territory that lies over 2,300 miles off the South American coast, is known to most of us as that island with the giant heads. Called moai, these statues of human figures with oversize heads were made by the Rapa Nui, the island’s native Polynesian inhabitants at some point between the 10th and 16th centuries. But not long after erecting the impressive statues, the Rapa Nui disappeared, and for years archaeologists have suspects the...
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How would you rather go extinct? Starvation, spears or syphilis? The Rapa Nui had all three! Hey guys, Amy with you on DNews today. It’s been long thought that the original people of Easter Island killed themselves off through war. But new information is suggesting otherwise. Easter Island, the 64 square mile remote Chilean territory that lies over 2,300 miles off the South American coast, is known to most of us as that island with the giant heads. Called moai, these statues of human figures with oversize heads were made by the Rapa Nui, the island’s native Polynesian inhabitants at some point between the 10th and 16th centuries. But not long after erecting the impressive statues, the Rapa Nui disappeared, and for years archaeologists have suspects the...
