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Easter Island Origins

Easter Island Origins

2024•1h 0m•7.2/10
Documentary

Ratings

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7.2/10(5)

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. Now, a new generation of researchers is overturning old theories, revealing the rich history, innovation, and resilience of the Rapanui people, and uncovering intriguing new evidence about where they – and their practice of monumental stone building – came from.

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Production

Blink Films, NOVA

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Jason Scott Lee

Jason Scott Lee

Narrator

Alvaro Atan

Self

Nicolas Cauwe

Self

Tahira Edmunds

Self

Lya Edmunds Hernandez

Self

Hetereki Huke

Self

Francisca Pont Ika

Self

Annette Kuhlem

Self

Carl Lipo

Self

Noerangi Teave

Self

Sonia Haoa Cardinali

Self

Carlos Edmunds

Self

Silvia Ferrara

Self

Luis Huki Hinojosa

Self

Terry Hunt

Self

Alex Ioannidis

Self

Andres Moreno-Estrada

Self

Bianca Diaz Tuki

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