[marron]

Maybe they captured slaves and brought them back.

[blam]

GGG Ping.

I'm reminded of this article I posted here eleven years ago.

'First Americans Were Australian'

[Pikachu_Dad]

Round trips are hard.

All you need are some wayward South Americans who manage to get blown to the Island by luck to get an ‘admixture’

Yes?

[MrB]

Thanks for showing me where Easter Island is.
I'll do you a good turn as well:

[Blood of Tyrants]

That anyone would find and live on an island in the middle of the Pacific is puzzling enough.

[Michael.SF.]

I’m thinking that Fletcher Christian, or some of his buddies, may have nailed a few on occasion.

[whistleduck]

Kon-Tiki??

[marron]

I wonder if anyone has studied Easter polynesian (rapa nui) to look for loan words that are of apparent amerindian origin. Because if there were enough contact to change the bloodline maybe there could be some trace in the language.

[OldNewYork]

Uh oh, some people are going to have to find a way to apologize to the now deceased Thor Heyerdahl.

[DoughtyOne]

Further West in the Pacific, there were some amazing sailors. Perhaps they had contact with Easter island and taught them (or the other way around).

[Citizen Tom Paine]

People these days appear not to know that one can go great distances in a small boat with a sail and a skillful sailor and some guts.

[Theoria]

A few years ago.Did Easter Islanders Mix It Up With South Americans?

Good read: The Polynesian gene pool: an early contribution by Amerindians to Easter Island

[ThanhPhero]

So Thor Heyerdahl is at least partially vindicated.