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New research using satellite imagery and machine learning offers a fresh clue in the mystery of what happened to the original settlers of Easter Island. Satellite imagery may provide a missing ...
The statue was a gift from the people of Nii-jima (an island 163 kilometres (101 mi) from Tokyo but administratively part of the city) inspired by Easter Island moai. The name of the statue was derived by combining "moai" and the dialectal Japanese word moyai ( 催合い ) 'helping each other' .
According to Rapa Nui mythology Hotu Matuꞌa was the legendary first settler and ariki mau ("supreme chief" or "king") of Easter Island. [1] Hotu Matu'a and his two-canoe (or one double-hulled canoe) colonising party were Polynesians from the now unknown land of Hiva Nuku Hiva, Hiva Oa, Fatu Hiva, Mount Oave, Marquesas Islands, Tahiti, Fenua.
A total solar eclipse visible from Easter Island occurred for the first time in over 1300 years on 11 July 2010, at 18:15:15. [54] Species of fish were collected in Easter Island for one month in different habitats including shallow lava pools, depths of 43 meters, and deep waters.
Easter Island is a volcanic island, consisting mainly of three extinct coalesced volcanoes: Terevaka (altitude 507 metres) forms the bulk of the island, while two other volcanoes, Poike and Rano Kau, form the eastern and southern headlands and give the island its roughly triangular shape.
In the field, he attempted to unravel the mystery of the moai statues, those mysterious statues erected on Easter Island. He recounted this experience in the best-selling book Fantastique île de Pâques, which sold nearly a million copies and was translated into many languages. [ 4 ]
Discover some of the world’s most mysterious places on Earth, including the pyramids of Egypt, Stonehenge, and beyond, and learn why these ruins still puzzle experts.
ISBN 2-07-053063-9 (new edition; originally published in 1988 under the title Des dieux regardent les étoiles : Les derniers secrets de l'Île de Pâques, translated into English in 1995 as Easter Island: Mystery of the Stone Giants [U.S.] and The Silent Gods: Mysteries of Easter Island [UK]).