Easter Island] is one of the most amazing places on planet Earth that I have been to. It is riddled with mystery,' said Dr. Simpson. 'But sometimes, people take micro bits of data and turn them ...

These linguistic links point to a genealogical bond that ties the people of the Pacific to one another. Indeed, in 1994, DNA from 12 Easter Island skeletons was found to be Polynesian. According ...

Easter Island, home to about 6,000 people, faces water scarcity, and this influx of travelers placed a "huge burden" on the land, CNN said in 2019. To prevent a covid catastrophe, officials ...

Today, those indigenous to the land call the island Rapa Nui, named for the Rapa Nui people. As of the latest census, taken in 2017, the population of Easter Island was 7,750. Most of its ...

Among the many secrets buried in Easter Island prehistory is the question of how the Rapanui people transported the multi-ton statues, or moai, from their quarries to their final ceremonial ahu ...

Hancock argues that Polynesian settlers encountered a pre-existing population, evidenced by banana remains from at least 3,000 years ago. Graham Hancock's new theory claims a lost civilization ...

How were the giant stone heads of Rapa Nui – also known as Easter Island – carved and raised ... ancient statues and the history of the people who created them. Now, a new generation of ...