Researchers Piece Together What Happened On Rapa Nui Following European Contact
Located just off the seacoast of Chile , the island of Rapa Nui holds secret that keep on to mystify archaeologists to this day . Who were its habitant and why did they build the enigmatic giant - head statues known as moai ? More importantly , what happenedto the ancient society ? New research from an international team of scientist now attempts to do those questions , proposing that the multitude of Easter Island were super resilient in the face of great tragedy ....