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Mystery of Easter Island Finally Solved?
By Jurananuk/ CNN iReport/ ireport.cnn.com
"The key to the riddle of Easter Island was hidden in plain sight, but was not seen for long time. While we were all fixing our attention on giant statues – Moai -we forgot to pay enough attention to stone platforms they were standing on. And those platforms were the key to the riddle.
Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocea called Easter Island, or Rapa Nui in the language of local Rapa Nui people, is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world. The nearest inhabited land is Central Chile, at 3.512 kilometers (2.182 mi).
Official archaeology says that Polynesian people arrived in their canoes to Easter Islands somewhere between 700 to 1100 CE.
Indigenous peoples of Polynesia share common traits in language, customs and society. Recent maternal mitochondrial DNA analysis suggests that Polynesians, including Samoans, Tongans, Niueans, Cook Islanders, Tahitians, Hawaiians, Marquesans and Māori, are genetically linked to indigenous peoples of parts of Southeast Asia including those of Taiwanese aborigines. This DNA evidence is supported by linguistic and archaeological evidence.
The early Polynesians were an adventurous seafaring people with highly developed navigation skills. They colonized previously unsettled islands by making very long canoe voyages, in some cases against the prevailing winds and tides. Their navigators steered by the sun and the stars, and by careful observations of clouds and bird flight patterns, were able to determine the existence and location of islands....."
Interesting Theory
Richard
By Jurananuk/ CNN iReport/ ireport.cnn.com
"The key to the riddle of Easter Island was hidden in plain sight, but was not seen for long time. While we were all fixing our attention on giant statues – Moai -we forgot to pay enough attention to stone platforms they were standing on. And those platforms were the key to the riddle.
Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocea called Easter Island, or Rapa Nui in the language of local Rapa Nui people, is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world. The nearest inhabited land is Central Chile, at 3.512 kilometers (2.182 mi).
Official archaeology says that Polynesian people arrived in their canoes to Easter Islands somewhere between 700 to 1100 CE.
Indigenous peoples of Polynesia share common traits in language, customs and society. Recent maternal mitochondrial DNA analysis suggests that Polynesians, including Samoans, Tongans, Niueans, Cook Islanders, Tahitians, Hawaiians, Marquesans and Māori, are genetically linked to indigenous peoples of parts of Southeast Asia including those of Taiwanese aborigines. This DNA evidence is supported by linguistic and archaeological evidence.
The early Polynesians were an adventurous seafaring people with highly developed navigation skills. They colonized previously unsettled islands by making very long canoe voyages, in some cases against the prevailing winds and tides. Their navigators steered by the sun and the stars, and by careful observations of clouds and bird flight patterns, were able to determine the existence and location of islands....."
Interesting Theory
Richard
