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History of Easter Island. Location of Easter Island in the South Pacific Ocean. Geologically one of the youngest inhabited territories on Earth, Easter Island (also called Rapa Nui), located in the mid- Pacific Ocean, was, for most of its history, one of the most isolated.
Nov 9, 2009 · Print Page. Easter Island, located in the South Pacific Ocean, is home to an array of almost 900 giant stone figures that date back many centuries. The statues reveal their creators to be...
Estimated dates of initial settlement of Easter Island have ranged from 300 to 1200 CE, though the current best estimate for colonization is in the 12th century CE. Easter Island colonization likely coincided with the arrival of the first settlers in Hawaii.
3 days ago · Easter Island, Chilean dependency in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the easternmost outpost of the Polynesian island world and is famous for its giant stone statues. To its original inhabitants the island is known as Rapa Nui, and its population is predominantly of Polynesian descent.
Jan 13, 2010 · A 1300 Year Exploration of Easter Island History. Migrations and settlements, the evolution of a culture, wars between tribes, and the ultimate decimation of a whole population define the course of Easter Island history. How was the island settled and by whom? What happened along the way that caused the island ecosystem to collapse?
Named Easter Island by the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who first spied it on Easter Day 1722, this tiny spit of volcanic rock in the vast South Seas is, even today, the most remote...
What caused its civilization to collapse? Introduction. In the spring of 1722, Dutch explorers landed on Easter Island. Upon arrival, they found a most puzzling and fascinating sight – hundreds of massive stone statues were all over this tiny island. What are they? What do they mean? Why are they placed where they are? How did they get there?
