#easterisland — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #easterisland, aggregated by home.social.
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Happy Easter to all good slaver-haters!
https://piefed.social/c/shermanposting/p/1954773/happy-easter-to-all-good-slaver-haters
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Happy Easter to all good slaver-haters!
https://piefed.social/c/shermanposting/p/1954773/happy-easter-to-all-good-slaver-haters
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Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine gets a trailer. Watch it here https://www.liveforfilm.com/2026/03/19/martin-mcdonaghs-wild-horse-nine-gets-a-trailer/
#WildHorseNine #film #MartinMcDonagh #SamRockwell #JohnMalkovich #SteveBuscemi #ParkeyPosey #EasterIsland #MarianaDiGirólamo #TomWaits #AilínSalas
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The international edition of our study on the Ahu–Moai systems of Rapa Nui is now available. It presents a network‑based structural model that reconstructs the functional organization of the island’s monumental architecture and its systemic interdependencies.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18427519
#AhuMoai #Moai #EasterIsland #Archaeology #CulturalHistory #CulturalHeritage #NetworkAnalysis #SMSA
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• The Slave Trade: In the 1860s, brutal slave raids captured over a thousand inhabitants. Those repatriated brought smallpox, turning the island into a "vast charnel-house."• Capitalist Extraction: European traders later burned huts and destroyed crops to force the starving survivors off the land.
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• The Slave Trade: In the 1860s, brutal slave raids captured over a thousand inhabitants. Those repatriated brought smallpox, turning the island into a "vast charnel-house."• Capitalist Extraction: European traders later burned huts and destroyed crops to force the starving survivors off the land.
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The historical reality is not "ecocide," but colonial homicide. Early visitors, like the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen on his flagship, recorded a lush, cultivated island with a healthy population. The Rapa Nui did not commit suicide; they were liquidated by globalized profit-seeking:• The Invasive Vanguard: Ecology was first destabilized by invasive rats that arrived with European ships.
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The historical reality is not "ecocide," but colonial homicide. Early visitors, like the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen on his flagship, recorded a lush, cultivated island with a healthy population. The Rapa Nui did not commit suicide; they were liquidated by globalized profit-seeking:• The Invasive Vanguard: Ecology was first destabilized by invasive rats that arrived with European ships.
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The "ecocide" of Easter Island is a myth (and the real story is darker)
The mainstream narrative of the Rapa Nui—popularized by figures like Jared Diamond—is a "fable of global ecocide" used to blame human nature for systemic failure. In this myth, a "selfish" population overexploited their trees to move stone statues, eventually descending into cannibalism and war. This is a lie designed to glorify the hunter by blaming the lion.
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The "ecocide" of Easter Island is a myth (and the real story is darker)
The mainstream narrative of the Rapa Nui—popularized by figures like Jared Diamond—is a "fable of global ecocide" used to blame human nature for systemic failure. In this myth, a "selfish" population overexploited their trees to move stone statues, eventually descending into cannibalism and war. This is a lie designed to glorify the hunter by blaming the lion.
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#1199 Thor Heyerdahl - Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island. Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1976, 1st Penguin edition, 6th reprint.
#ThorHeyerdahl #PenguinBooks #EasterIsland #RapaNui #Megaliths #Archaeology #BookOfTheDay
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#1199 Thor Heyerdahl - Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island. Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1976, 1st Penguin edition, 6th reprint.
#ThorHeyerdahl #PenguinBooks #EasterIsland #RapaNui #Megaliths #Archaeology #BookOfTheDay
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Das ist das finale Argument gegen Flatearther. Die Erde muss eine Kugel sein, denn wie soll die Statue da reinpassen?
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Das ist das finale Argument gegen Flatearther. Die Erde muss eine Kugel sein, denn wie soll die Statue da reinpassen?
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Anyway, at risk of overloading their servers, there is a really cool 3D model of all the Easter Island "moai" there. and you can see some stuff that is apparently inaccessible even to archeologists/etc. because of the terrain and sensitivity of the site. Link here:
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Anyway, at risk of overloading their servers, there is a really cool 3D model of all the Easter Island "moai" there. and you can see some stuff that is apparently inaccessible even to archeologists/etc. because of the terrain and sensitivity of the site. Link here:
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*Three-Dimensional Mapping of the Moai (Statue) Quarry at Rano Raraku, Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile)*
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/3dviewer/index.html?appid=233cada52d434e9fa4d1741c92e308da
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*Megalithic statue (moai) production on Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile)*
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0336251
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*Three-Dimensional Mapping of the Moai (Statue) Quarry at Rano Raraku, Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile)*
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/3dviewer/index.html?appid=233cada52d434e9fa4d1741c92e308da
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*Megalithic statue (moai) production on Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile)*
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0336251
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And then there was silence
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And then there was silence
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Unlocking the mysteries of Easter Island stone statues
Easter Island, a Chilean territory known as Isla de Pascua in Spanish and Rapa Nui by native inhabitants, is a remote volcanic piece of land in the Pacific Ocean.
It is home to almost 1,000 giant stone structures known as Moai, sculpted hundreds of years ago in tribute to local ancestors who experts say date as far back as the 13th century.
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Unlocking the mysteries of Easter Island stone statues
Easter Island, a Chilean territory known as Isla de Pascua in Spanish and Rapa Nui by native inhabitants, is a remote volcanic piece of land in the Pacific Ocean.
It is home to almost 1,000 giant stone structures known as Moai, sculpted hundreds of years ago in tribute to local ancestors who experts say date as far back as the 13th century.
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https://unescowhstamps.blogspot.com
Rapa Nui, Chile – UNESCO World Heritage Site
#UNESCO #PatrimonioMundial #WorldHeritage #Welterbe #Philately #Filatelia #Sellos #Stamps #Timbres #Philatelie #Briefmarken #UNESCOWorldHeritage #ParqueNacionalRapaNui #RapaNuiNationalPark #RapaNui #IslaDePascua #EasterIsland -
Easter Island—Rapa Nui—stands as one of the world’s most enduring archaeological mysteries, and the image captures the island’s atmosphere of wonder, isolation, and unanswered questions. #easterisland #rapanui https://connectparanormal.link/post/803081347011936256/easter-island-mysteries
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Easter Island—Rapa Nui—stands as one of the world’s most enduring archaeological mysteries, and the image captures the island’s atmosphere of wonder, isolation, and unanswered questions. #easterisland #rapanui https://connectparanormal.link/post/803081347011936256/easter-island-mysteries
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New 3D reconstruction reveals how Rapa Nui’s iconic moai were carved at the Rano Raraku quarry
For the first time, researchers have presented the most detailed digital reconstruction of Rano Raraku, the main quarry on Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, where almost all of the island’s famous moai statues were carved. The high-resolution 3D model, created from tens of thousands of drone photographs...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/11/new-3d-reconstruction-rapa-nui-s-iconic-moai/
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New 3D reconstruction reveals how Rapa Nui’s iconic moai were carved at the Rano Raraku quarry
For the first time, researchers have presented the most detailed digital reconstruction of Rano Raraku, the main quarry on Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, where almost all of the island’s famous moai statues were carved. The high-resolution 3D model, created from tens of thousands of drone photographs...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/11/new-3d-reconstruction-rapa-nui-s-iconic-moai/
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3D model shows small clans created #EasterIsland statues - https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/explore-the-statues-of-easter-island-with-this-fly-through-3d-model/ "#Moai were created by small, decentralized working groups, not managed by one central “chieftain.” "
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3D model shows small clans created #EasterIsland statues - https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/explore-the-statues-of-easter-island-with-this-fly-through-3d-model/ "#Moai were created by small, decentralized working groups, not managed by one central “chieftain.” "
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🌟🗿 Explore Easter Island’s Rano Raraku quarry’s 1,000+ Moai statues in stunning detail with Binghamton U’s new interactive 3D model. Discover evidence of ancient tribes collaborating, now virtual for all. Plan your visit! Read more: https://thedebrief.org/hundreds-of-easter-island-moai-statues-can-now-be-explored-in-unprecedented-detail-thanks-to-this-interactive-3d-model/
#GoodNews #EasterIsland #MoaiStatues #3DArchaeology #AncientWonders
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Binghamton University: First-of-its-kind 3D model lets you explore Easter Island statues up close. “You can now explore Rano Raraku, one of the major quarries on Easter Island, from the comfort of your home. A research team including faculty at Binghamton University has created the first-ever high-resolution 3D model of the quarry, providing people worldwide with a glimpse of the island, […]
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Binghamton University: First-of-its-kind 3D model lets you explore Easter Island statues up close. “You can now explore Rano Raraku, one of the major quarries on Easter Island, from the comfort of your home. A research team including faculty at Binghamton University has created the first-ever high-resolution 3D model of the quarry, providing people worldwide with a glimpse of the island, […]
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Quarrying the Statues of Rapa Nui a “treasure of information and cultural heritage”
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A sweeping new 3D model of Rapa Nui’s quarry reveals how moai carving once unfolded across independent workshops, offering fresh insight into community life and cultural identity on one of the world’s most remote islands. #Archaeology #RapaNui #Moai #EasterIsland https://www.anthropology.net/p/carved-in-stone-shared-in-pixels
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A sweeping new 3D model of Rapa Nui’s quarry reveals how moai carving once unfolded across independent workshops, offering fresh insight into community life and cultural identity on one of the world’s most remote islands. #Archaeology #RapaNui #Moai #EasterIsland https://www.anthropology.net/p/carved-in-stone-shared-in-pixels
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Team Science FTW! https://www.sciencealert.com/easter-islands-biggest-mysteries-finally-have-answers News about #EasterIsland "mysteries".
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The Scientific Method. What an idea. Too bad think the supernatural is a better answer.
#easterisland #science #archeology https://www.sciencealert.com/easter-islands-biggest-mysteries-finally-have-answers?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/ScienceAlert
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The Scientific Method. What an idea. Too bad many people think supernatural explanations are a better answer.
#easterisland #science #archeology https://www.sciencealert.com/easter-islands-biggest-mysteries-finally-have-answers?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/ScienceAlert
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How #EasterIsland’s giant statues “walked” to their final platforms
Workers with ropes could make the #moai "walk" in zig-zag motion along roads tailor-made for the purpose.
The new field trials required 18 people, four on each lateral rope and 10 on a rear rope, to achieve the side-to-side walking motion, and they were efficient enough in coordinating their efforts to move the statue forward 100 meters in just 40 minutes.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/how-easter-islands-giant-statues-walked-to-their-final-platforms/ -
How #EasterIsland’s giant statues “walked” to their final platforms
Workers with ropes could make the #moai "walk" in zig-zag motion along roads tailor-made for the purpose.
The new field trials required 18 people, four on each lateral rope and 10 on a rear rope, to achieve the side-to-side walking motion, and they were efficient enough in coordinating their efforts to move the statue forward 100 meters in just 40 minutes.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/how-easter-islands-giant-statues-walked-to-their-final-platforms/ -
Unintended Consequences : Treeless Rapa Nui
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Our shoutout for the top social post of the day on Easter Island Moai goes to @richardsilverphoto on Instagram. From @richardsilverphoto: Experiencing the wild beauty of Easter Island under a full moon, capturing stunning night photos of this unique location. #EasterIsland #Photography #roamnow
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🗿 A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil: What companies owe the Indigenous people they studied
#easterisland #drugs #pharmacology #indigenous #globalsouth #rapamycin
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🗿 A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil: What companies owe the Indigenous people they studied
#easterisland #drugs #pharmacology #indigenous #globalsouth #rapamycin
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Easter Island’s moai statues really “walked”: physics and archaeology confirm the hypothesis
For centuries, researchers have been captivated by the mystery of how the ancient inhabitants of Rapa Nui—also known as Easter Island—transported their huge moai statues. Now, new research using physics, 3D modeling, and field experiments presents the strongest evidence...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/10/easter-islands-moai-statues-really-walked/
Follow us @archaeology
#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #moai #rapanui #easterisland
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Easter Island’s moai statues really “walked”: physics and archaeology confirm the hypothesis
For centuries, researchers have been captivated by the mystery of how the ancient inhabitants of Rapa Nui—also known as Easter Island—transported their huge moai statues. Now, new research using physics, 3D modeling, and field experiments presents the strongest evidence...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/10/easter-islands-moai-statues-really-walked/
Follow us @archaeology
#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #moai #rapanui #easterisland
