Hancock argues that Polynesian settlers encountered a pre-existing population, evidenced by banana remains from at least ...

A controversial new theory suggests the iconic Easter Island statues could be thousands of years older than previously ...

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 ...

However, it’s his accounts of Easter Island for which he is most often ... and protruding chins have become instantly recognizable to people from across the globe. Equally interesting are ...

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 ...

The famous statues of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, are best known for their deep ... of the engineering prowess of the prehistoric Rapanui people," said Sean Hixon, lead author and graduate student ...

Easter Island, or Rapa Nui ... "I couldn't understand why anyone should have to leave their home and people to do something as natural as play music." Teave went on to study with Armenian-American ...