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Anthropology

PufPuf23

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4. How old are the stone figures on Easter Island?

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2024, 07:13 PM

Sep 2024

Did the figures exist before Polynesian seafarers settled the island 800 years ago?

Always have assumed the figure were very much older.

How long ago do current scientists conclude the stone figures were erected?

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New evidence upends contentious Easter Island theory, scientists say [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2024 OP

'Ecocide' on Easter Island never took place, studies suggest Judi Lynn Sep 2024 #1

Saw this and posted earlier this week. My guide on sinkingfeeling Sep 2024 #2

Sorry to have missed your earlier post, sinkingfeeling. I bought the idea re: destroyed trees earlier. Judi Lynn Sep 2024 #3

How old are the stone figures on Easter Island? PufPuf23 Sep 2024 #4