Ancient DNA from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) refutes best-selling population collapse theory
Rapa Nui or Te Pito o Te Henua (the navel of the ... The researchers looked into the genomes of the Ancient Rapanui ...
IFLScience on MSN4 个月
Ancient DNA From Rapa Nui Shows Polynesians And Native Americans Interbred
The population of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, interbred with Native Americans before Europeans arrived, despite ...
The Scientist4 年
Native Americans Crossed the Pacific Long Before Europeans
The Polynesian islands that span the southern part of the Pacific Ocean—the eastern most of which is Rapa Nui, or Easter Island—were initially settled by a wave of migration from Asia. It’s been less ...
BBC1 年
The truth behind the 'walking' statues of Easter Island
In a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean lies Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island. It’s a tiny, windswept place, famed for its colossal Moai – mysterious stone figures that each weigh ...