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Rapa Nui or Te Pito o Te Henua (the navel of the world), also known as Easter Island, is one of the most isolated inhabited ...

Discover the truth behind the mysterious history of Rapa Nui, challenging the myth of overpopulation and ecological collapse.

What makes this finding so significant is that it confirms what some archaeologists and anthropologists have suspected for ...

New research reveals that there was contact with Indigenous Americans before European arrival. Rapa Nui, also known as Te ...

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island or Te Pito o Te Henua (the navel of the world), is one of the most remote inhabited ...

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, never experienced a ruinous population collapse, according to an analysis of ancient ...

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, never experienced a ruinous population collapse, according to an analysis of ancient DNA from 15 former inhabitants of the remote island in the Pacific Ocean.

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