Easter Island, or Rapa Nui as the indigenous islanders call it, may be the
most misunderstood place on planet Earth. For centuries outsiders have tried
to unravel what they perceived to be the islands many mysteries. How did stone
age people manage to get to such a remote island? How did these people build
the island's remarkable statues? What caused this unique society to collapse?
Recent research has completely upended many previous assumptions about this
storied island. Was the mysterious collapse even a collapse at all? Tune in an
find out how awesome canoes, ancestor mana, and OFH's favourite ocean current
all play a role in the story.
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