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Ring Of Fire Eclipse To Grace Skies Over Easter Island

Discover the upcoming 'ring of fire' solar eclipse over Easter Island and safety tips for viewing this celestial spectacle.

Why I'm going to Easter Island for the 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse

The world's most remote island, where moai stand and stare at the stars, will experience an annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024. For one eclipse-chaser, it's unmissable.

Space · Sep 26, 2024

'Ecocide' On Easter Island Never Took Place, Studies Suggest

Two recent studies have cast doubt on a popular theory that the ancient residents of Easter Island suffered a societal collapse because they overexploited their natural resources, an event often labelled one of history's first "ecocides".

International Business Times · Sep 11, 2024

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Easter Island's population never collapsed, but it did have contact with Native Americans, DNA study suggests

A DNA analysis of 15 Rapa Nui individuals revealed that there was never a population collapse on Easter Island and that the inhabitants commingled with Native Americans.

LiveScience · Sep 11, 2024

Easter Island study disproves popular theory about creation of its famous statues

Population collapse theory seems to be ‘colonial narrative’, scientist says

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2024

An annular solar eclipse will put a 'ring of fire' above one of the most isolated spots on Earth: Easter Island

Thousands of skywatchers will gather for a view of the ringed sun from perhaps one of the most isolated and remote spots on the face of the Earth: the legendary and mystical Easter Island.

Space · Sep 6, 2024

Drowning in rubbish: Easter Island leads the fight against plastic pollution

Located in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, more than 3,600 kilometres off the coast of Chile, Easter Island is best known for its Moai statues. These ancient megalithic figures bear witness to the transformation of the island, which is becoming increasingly polluted by plastic waste. According to researchers, around…

France 24 · Sep 4, 2024

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Popular theory claiming Easter Island’s population collapsed due to ‘ecocide’ is disproved

How modern archaeological research has rescued the reputation of the world’s most remote ancient civilisation

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2024

Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and its famous Moai statues

The island of Rapa Nui, the most isolated inhabited landmass on Earth, is known for its massive Moai statues.

LiveScience · Jun 21, 2024

Rocks on Rapa Nui tell the story of a small, resilient population − countering the notion of a doomed overpopulated island

Conventional wisdom holds that the island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, once had a large population that crashed after living beyond its means and stripping the island of resources. A new research study my colleagues and I conducted has struck another blow to this notion by using…

The Conversation · Jun 21, 2024

A New Study Debunks A Long-Standing Myth About the Inhabitants of Easter Island

Satellite data shows the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island built their iconic moai statues with less people than previous estimates suggested.

Inverse · Jun 21, 2024

Easter Island study casts doubt on theory of ‘ecocide’ by early population

Researchers challenge long-held idea that islanders chopped down palm trees at an unsustainable rate

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024

Easter Island's population never collapsed because it never got that big, researchers suggest

Easter Island never had a catastrophic population collapse, researchers propose in a new study that looks at archaeological rock gardens.

LiveScience · Jun 21, 2024

‘Your plastic is here’: how Easter Island copes with 500 pieces of rubbish an hour washing ashore

One of the world’s most remote populations must deal with a flood of multinational plastic, much of it tossed overboard by the factory fishing ships hoovering up sealife just offshore

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024

‘Moai designs are getting lost’: extreme weather chips away at Easter Island statues

Experts call for conservation action as the features on Rapa Nui’s famous monoliths are eroded by fire and rain

LiveScience · Apr 11, 2024

Underwater mountain range off Easter Island hosts creatures unknown to science, expedition reveals

An expedition to the Salas y Gómez Ridge off Rapa Nui in the Pacific Ocean documented 160 species that were not previously known to inhabit the region, including 50 that are new to science.

LiveScience · Mar 20, 2024

Obsidian blades with food traces reveal 1st settlers of Rapa Nui had regular contact with South Americans 1,000 years ago

The earliest settlers of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, appear to have had some sort of contact with people from South America as early as 1,000 years ago, a new plant study finds.

Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2024

British Museum’s social media accounts flooded with calls to return Easter Island statue

The museum ended up turning comments off on at least one post

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2024

British Museum’s Instagram flooded with calls to return Easter Island statue

Chilean social media users target institution, forcing it at one point to close comments on posts

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

New maoi statue discovered in Easter Island dry lake

Researchers have found a new moai statue in a dry lake on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui, joining the approximately 1,000 other iconic monolithic sculptures on what is internationally known as Easter Island

Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2023

Mysterious new Easter Island statue revealed after volcanic crater lake dries up

A team discovered the maoi head carving submerged in mud while carrying out work at the Rano Raraku volcano on Easter Island - island locals think the statue may have been there for centuries

The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2023

French-born artist finds inspiration on remote Easter Island

Rapa Nui – the remote Chilean territory in the mid-Pacific widely known as Easter Island – is home to a Catholic church featuring artwork that reflects that islanders’ ancestral culture as well as Christian beliefs

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Easter Island rebounds from wildfire that singed its statues

Rapa Nui, the Chilean territory widely known as Easter Island, is one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth

Daily Mirror · Oct 8, 2022

Easter Island fire scorches famous Polynesian statues causing 'irreparable' damage

The flames ripped through some 100 hectares of protected land, with the mayor of Easter Island saying that the damage 'can't be undone'

WEKU · Oct 7, 2022

The iconic Easter Island statues have been damaged in a fire, authorities say

The sculpted figures on Rapa Nui, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, suffered "irreparable" damage. The municipality's mayor said he believed the fire was not an accident.

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