Currently, Rapa Nui Island houses nearly 8,000 inhabitants ... that connections between the Pacific islands and the American continent occurred much earlier than previously thought.

Rapa Nui is so incredibly remote that even finding ... On the one hand, it’s a lot harder to miss a continent than a small ...

Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, bears witness to a unique cultural phenomenon. A society of Polynesian origin that settled there c. A.D. 300 established a powerful, imaginative and ...

The third clip is set on Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, where we learn about the mysterious ... of the mystery and diversity of this southern continent. Find out what pupils know about South America.

The moai may also hold a sacred role in the life of the Rapa Nui, acting as ceremonial conduits for communication with the gods. According to Van Tilburg, their physical position between earth and ...