Easter Island Origins | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

New evidence reveals the real story of Easter Island and the ancient builders of its iconic stone heads. How were the giant stone heads of Rapa Nui–also known as Easter Island–carved and raised, and why? Since Europeans arrived on this remote Pacific island over 300 years ago, controversy has swirled around the iconic ancient statues and the history of the people who created them.

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