Posted on 09/27/2013 3:48:08 AM PDT by Renfield
Chemical analyses of teeth from 41 human skeletons excavated on Easter Island revealed the inhabitants ate rats rather than seafood; Here, Moai statues at Ahu Tongariki on the south-eastern part of the island, where 26 of the skeletons were found.
The inhabitants of Easter Island consumed a diet that was lacking in seafood and was, literally, quite ratty.
The island, also called Rapa Nui, first settled around A.D. 1200, is famous for its more than 1,000 "walking" Moai statues, most of which originally faced inland. Located in the South Pacific, Rapa Nui is the most isolated inhabited landmass on Earth; the closest inhabitants are located on the Pitcairn Islands about 1,200 miles (1,900 kilometers) to the west.....
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I have just had it up to here with you kids. Clean this rats nest up!
Poor Easter Islander kids, they also only had one available housepet species. Ick.
Yeah, with all those well-fed cats running wild, they could’ve invented Taco Bell! :-)
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post of the day thank you for the laugh
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