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

There is no place in the world like Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui ... it is one of the Earth's most isolated inhabited islands, a tiny dot in the middle of the southwestern Pacific ...

this new theory has faced criticism from experts who pointed out similar statues on surrounding Pacific Islands, which have similar poses. Archaeologist Dr Dale F Simpson Jr said: "[Easter Island ...

How did the first inhabitants of Easter Island ... As an island became overpopulated, navigators were sent out to sail uncharted seas to find undiscovered islands. For weeks, they would live ...

The westward movement of people continued until Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands were ... on a reef near the Polynesian island of Puka Puka. Stone wall at Ahu Vinapu, Easter Island.

Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen has an exquisite track record, having “discovered” both the Polynesian islands of Bora Bora and Maupiti. However, it’s his accounts of Easter Island for which ...

The famous statues of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, are best known for their deep-set eyes and long ears. They also sport impressive multi-tonne hats made from a different rock type. Quite how these ...

Easter Island is one of the most remote inhabited places in the world. The 63-square-mile island is located in the southeast Pacific, about 2,200 miles west of Chile. Visiting Easter Island ...