In his new Netflix series, Graham Hancock suggested that the Easter Island heads were built by his long-lost ancient ...
Hancock argues that Polynesian settlers encountered a pre-existing population, evidenced by banana remains from at least ...
Island is home to roughly 1,000 Moai - the famous large stone heads - that are believed to have been carved 900 years ago.
Yet, it’s home to about 1,000 giant moai statues. Some are almost 30 feet tall and weigh up to 80 tons. This is Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, a land full of history and culture.
However, it’s his accounts of Easter Island for which he ... glory remained in the form of head-shaped statues (called moai) scattered across the island’s shore. These moai may not be as ...
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – It is believed Moai statues were built between 1400 and 1650 AD, by people on the Easter Island in Chilean territory. They are monolithic statues made from stone, weigh 12.5 ...
Graham Hancock's new theory claims a lost civilization built the Easter Island statues more than 11,000 years old. (photo credit: f11photo. Via Shutterstock) A new theory about who built the giant ...
The last episode for the week aired yesterday (Friday, January 17) and players had to carry statues up a large hill in ...
Archaeologists believe they have solved one ancient mystery surrounding the famous Easter Island statues. At 2,500 miles off the coast of Chile, the island is one of the world's most remote places ...
and the statues remain sacred vessels. Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen landed here on Easter Sunday in 1722, the first European known to visit the island, but only stayed for one day. By the time ...
Among the many secrets buried in Easter Island prehistory is the question of how the Rapanui people transported the multi-ton statues, or moai, from their quarries to their final ceremonial ahu ...