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Pbs Nova: Secrets of Easter Island
This site is after a PBS special on NOVA, "Secrets of Easter Island". Archaeologists and a crew tried to find out how the huge statues were created and physically moved around the island. If you can't find the information here that you...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Easter Island Moai
Easter Island is famous for its stone statues of human figures, known as moai (meaning "statue"). Read about the intriguing history of these statues.
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Mysterious Places: Easter Island
Easter Island has been a hotbed for speculation for many years. Contrary to the popular belief that aliens are responsible for the island's mysterious statues, this website presents the true story behind the statues.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Eastern Island Moai (Stone Sculptures)
Easter Island's famous carvings, called moai, bear silent witness to the collapse of the Polynesian culture that once thrived there. View these massive artworks and read about the deforestation of the island. An excellent site for...
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Khan Academy: Terracotta Fragments, Lapita People
Archaeologists get very excited when they find pieces of Lapita pottery. Why? Because the sequential depositing of potsherds (fragments of pottery) in an easterly direction across the island groups of the Pacific has become the pivotal...