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Mystery Behind Why The Easter Island Statues Were Built May Finally Be Solved
In 1955, it was discovered that Moai, the ancient and mysterious giant heads on Easter Island, had very large bodies buried underneath the ground. Now, scientists and archaeologists believe they know ...
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If They Could Only Talk
Under the same moon and stars Tuki sat on the sand and gazed directly before him at ... of moai building after Europeans arrived in the 18th century. By then Easter Island had only a few scrawny ...
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The Enduring Mystery of Easter Island’s Statues
Similar to Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the Americas, Roggeveen stumbled upon Easter Island by accident while searching for the legendary lost continent of Zuidland, naming the island after ...
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Exploring Easter Island, one of the world's most remote inhabited islands
There is no place in the world like Easter Island, also known as Rapa ... anything in return," Travel and Leisure said. Before the island opened up to tourists again in August 2022, residents ...
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Vince Lee's Uphill Battle
In the spring of 1998, I was asked to take part in the filming of the NOVA film "Easter Island," during ... to ride smoothly onto the sliders before and after the required 180-degree rotation ...