Everybody knows that is was the Vikings who founded this civilization. You can find reference in the Icelandic Sagas, but I’m too lazy to dig them up : )
The Vikings?!?
Well, anyway, on that note, and regarding something 10K miles from this island:
Ancient Celtic / Scottish Viking sites in New Zealand!(?)
The Little Doctors & Martin Doutre? | October 2003
Posted on 04/11/2006 9:19:16 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1613129/posts
Humans May Have Come To New Zealand Later Than Thought
CBS News | 6-3-2008
Posted on 06/03/2008 3:50:05 PM PDT by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2025522/posts
-other stuff-
Vikings In South America?
Science Frontiers | Science Frontiers #62, Mar-Apr 1989 | William R. Corliss
Posted on 09/15/2006 2:11:03 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1702307/posts
Mysterious Giant Human Remains Found In Fiji
Times Of India | 7-14-2002
Posted on 07/14/2002 1:19:44 PM PDT by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/716073/posts
Captain Cook Is Scuppered By Book
The Telegraph (UK) | 3-20-2007 | Nick Squires
Posted on 03/20/2007 8:28:36 PM EDT by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804045/posts
Book lays out how Portuguese found Australia
MSNBC | March 21, 2007 | Michael Perry
Posted on 03/21/2007 5:11:29 PM PDT by xcamel
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804647/posts