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Ep.19 Easter Island

Ep.19 Easter Island

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 Isolated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Easter Island is famous for its giant stone heads, but their story is anything but simple. In this episode, we trace the island’s incredible history from its early Polynesian settlers to the rise and fall of the Rapa Nui civilization. We’ll talk about how the iconic Moai were carved, moved, and buried, and how the island’s population collapsed long before Europeans arrived. There are lessons here about ingenuity, isolation, and what happens when a society runs out of resources. Also, why those heads actually have bodies.

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