New excavations and high tech scans on one of the world’s most remote islands are forcing archaeologists to redraw the story of how complex societies rise, adapt and endure. On Rapa Nui, better known ...

Conducting research on the main quarry of Easter Island is challenging in ordinary circumstances. The easternmost Polynesian island is a six-hour flight from the nearest airport and reaching parts of ...

For centuries, Easter Island‘s story hhas been framed as a tragic tale of environmental collapse. The islanders were often blamed for destroying their own land, leading to societal breakdown. But a ...

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Roggeveen named his find Easter Island (known locally as Rapa Nui). In 1774, Capt. James Cook landed with a party of scientists. Unimpressed by the island’s paltry range of crops, its brackish water ...