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"El Gigante", The Largest Moai Statue On Easter Island That Was Never Erected
The Archaeologist ^ | February 24, 2024 | Dimosthenis Vasiloudis

Posted on 02/24/2024 9:56:44 PM PST by SunkenCiv

Several theories have suggested a link between the inhabitants of Easter Island and Native South Americans, fueled by similarities in agricultural practices, linguistic ties, and genetic studies. Thor Heyerdahl's mid-20th-century Kon-Tiki expedition famously posited that Polynesians, including those on Easter Island, could have originated from South America, based on the capability of ancient peoples to navigate vast ocean distances. Recent DNA evidence supports the notion of pre-European contact between these populations, indicating some level of interaction and exchange, thereby enriching the cultural and genetic tapestry of the Rapa Nui people.

(Excerpt) Read more at thearchaeologist.org ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: easterisland; godsgravesglyphs; rapanui; thorheyerdahl
El Gigante

1 posted on 02/24/2024 9:56:44 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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The rest of the Easter Island keyword, sorted:

2 posted on 02/24/2024 9:56:59 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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3 posted on 02/24/2024 9:57:19 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

“was never erected”

Well we can erect it now that we have Viagra.


4 posted on 02/24/2024 10:01:37 PM PST by packagingguy
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To: packagingguy

See, I knew I should have included a “that’s what she said”.


5 posted on 02/24/2024 10:04:25 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Can’t help but think there was a wife standing there next to her husband the carver saying, ‘well, that’s just fine, what is the point of that’?


6 posted on 02/24/2024 10:36:33 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: SunkenCiv

How does one spell ‘Tiny’ in Rongorongo?


7 posted on 02/25/2024 3:13:52 AM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: SunkenCiv

Me not dum dum, You dum dum


8 posted on 02/25/2024 4:34:35 AM PST by GrumpyOldGuy
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To: GrumpyOldGuy

Want gum gum!!!


9 posted on 02/25/2024 4:36:26 AM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Never erected… I guess he just couldn’t get it up…


10 posted on 02/25/2024 4:37:07 AM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: SunkenCiv

The impractical neverrection.


11 posted on 02/25/2024 4:38:51 AM PST by Sirius Lee (Tonight on The Bickersons... )
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To: SunkenCiv

Perhaps there was a mason’s strike.

Being that the place is now uninhabited, it’s obvious that they must’ve started implementing socialist policies.


12 posted on 02/25/2024 4:48:34 AM PST by fruser1
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To: fruser1

Rapa Nui People still live there...............

Population (2017 census)
Total
7,750


13 posted on 02/25/2024 5:46:18 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: SunkenCiv

Looks like a Norwegian Blue to me.


14 posted on 02/25/2024 6:15:49 AM PST by Stosh
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To: SunkenCiv; All

15 posted on 02/25/2024 7:31:00 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: Stosh

16 posted on 02/25/2024 7:31:55 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Impressive. But the builders of the Egyptian pyramids did far greater feats. In fact, the stonework achievements in the mountains of Peru are also far greater.
That stuff on Easter Island is still very nice, in a boutique sort of way.


17 posted on 02/25/2024 8:46:07 AM PST by Honest Nigerian
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To: Honest Nigerian

The pharaohs had a lot more manpower at their disposal than the Easter Islanders could muster.


18 posted on 02/25/2024 1:12:00 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: SunkenCiv
And here's me thinking that El Gigante was a perfeshnul wrassler from Argentine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(wrestler)

19 posted on 02/25/2024 3:22:29 PM PST by Paal Gulli
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