![]() ![]() ![]() The Dutch discoverers found a primitive society with about 3,000 people living in squalid reed huts or caves, engaged in almost perpetual warfare and resorting to cannibalism in a desperate attempt to supplement the meagre food supplies available on the island. ![]() At the same time it is one of the most enchanting archaeological sites: the mysterious enormous heads dotting the island have amazed people since the discovery by Dutch sailors Easter 1722. Ecology, Human history and the environment, Population, thematic lessonsĮaster Island is one of the world’s most remote places inhabited by people: 2500 miles from the nearest continent (South America) and 1200 miles from the nearest island (Pitcairn). ![]()
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