S1 E5_Easter Island
S1 E5_Easter Island  
Podcast: ArchaeoEd Podcast
Published On: Sun Nov 01 2020
Description: Easter Island, or as its known to its inhabitants, Rapa Nui is one of the most remote places on the planet.  In this episode, Ed will discuss how the first people made it to the island, the insights their "oral traditions" reveal and how European contact turned the whole place on its head.  There's much more to the Rapa Nui than the amazing statues they erected.  Those famous Moai will also be discussed, but spoiler alert - they had nothing to do with aliens!Support the showSupport ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoedFor a 2025 Mayan Calendar wall calendar, log on to https://www.mayan-calendar.comBars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.comEd's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit https://www.mayaexploration.org