[SunkenCiv]

[UCANSEE2]

These statues, or moai, often referred to as "Easter Island heads," are actually full-body figures that became partially buried over time in several hours by a tsunami.

Which also explains exactly how the island's inhabitants 'mysteriously' disappeared .

[MUDDOG]

I like the “Lord of the Flies”-like collapse better.

[dainbramaged]

Last week’s episode of Ancient Aliens was about the connection between the Marquesas and Easter Island. It was pretty interesting, as always.

[Alberta's Child]

How did they get John Kerry to model for those statues before he was even born? :-P

[HangnJudge]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aku-Aku

Where’s Thor Heyerdahl when you need him...

[Zathras]

Same thing happened on Easter Island as in the Negev Desert in Israel.
Cutting down all the trees to move large stones changed the local climate.
In Israel, the Negev was where they made Chariot Wheels for Egypt.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

My theory is that they introduced liberalism to their society and smugged themselves out of existence.

[Richard Axtell]

“The founding population, according to oral tradition, was two canoes led by the island’s first chief, Hotu Matu’a,” says Simpson, who is currently on the faculty of the College of DuPage... “

I can see why this may have been debunked, as I have my doubts that a more than 900 year old man would be on the faculty of the College of DuPage, unless of course, he had tenure.

[Fred Nerks]

Has there been any attempt to decipher the meaning of the symbols on the back of the statues?

[ridesthemiles]

THAT makes more sense than anything prior.

[yuleeyahoo]

Rapa Nui was an incredible documentary! /s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d_oapAqo6k

[PLMerite]