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A new discovery at Easter Island could rewrite history as we know it

For decades, archaeologists have debated whether the writing system of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), known as Rongorongo, was ...
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Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Carl Lipo, Binghamton University, State University of New York (THE CONVERSATION) Rapa ...
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How Easter Island’s moai statues walked themselves into history

For generations, the massive moai of Easter Island, called Rapa Nui by the locals, have stood in quiet testimony to one of archaeology’s longest-standing mysteries. How did an island society, remote ...
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Pre-European Rongorongo tablet suggests Rapa Nui invented writing

A newly analyzed Rongorongo tablet from Rapa Nui has been radiocarbon dated to between 1493 and 1509, predating European arrival by over 200 years. The finding raises the possibility that the island's ...