The enigmatic moai that brood over Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in the South Pacific are one of archaeology’s great mysteries. When Europeans arrived in 1722, an estimated 3,000 seemingly impoverished people and numerous moai dwelt on the islands. Almost immediately, the mythmaking began, of a once prosperous, statue-building society that dissolved in the face of […]
Chile
First Americans chewed seaweed
Cuds of masticated seaweed, dating from 14,220 and 13,980 have been found in hearths at Monte Verde settlement in southern Chile
Wager Wreck
Quest to find the great Wager wreck
Mummies’ Eyes Help Investigate Contemporary Eye Disease
The mummified remains of two people form the Atacama desert may help shed light on ancient eye diseases
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