The population of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, interbred with Native Americans before Europeans arrived, despite 3,700 kilometers (2,300 miles) between them, ancient DNA suggests. The ...

Archaeologists have analyzed ritual spaces and monumental structures across Polynesia, questioning the idea that Rapa Nui ...

Old Easter Island genomes show no sign of a population collapse Native American DNA in the genomes dates to roughly when Rapa Nui was settled.

How Rapa Nui Lost a Tree, Only to Have It Sprout Up Elsewhere Before the toromiro disappeared from the island, at least two men grabbed seeds from the last remaining plant and brought them home ...

Its native people, who are also named the Rapa Nui, first arrived on the island’s shores between 1150 and 1280 CE, and lived in isolation until the arrival of Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen in ...

The island of Rapa Nui, the most isolated inhabited landmass on Earth, is known for its massive Moai statues.

Analysis of gene variants (alleles) that ancient Rapa Nui individuals shared with Pacific island and Native American populations revealed that these individuals exhibited a mixture of Polynesian ...

A DNA analysis of 15 Rapa Nui individuals revealed that there was never a population collapse on Easter Island and that the inhabitants commingled with Native Americans.

Researchers have discovered ancient food remnants on obsidian blades recovered from Rapa Nui — also known as Easter Island. An analysis of the starch grains reveals that the island’s earliest ...

For centuries, Western scholars have touted the fate of the native population on Easter Island (Rapa Nui) as a case study in the devastating cost of environmentally unsustainable living. The story ...

Ancient DNA From Rapa Nui Shows Polynesians And Native Americans Interbred If they stand up to scrutiny, the findings may settle two high-profile debates.

A recent study analyzed the starch residues found on obsidian tools from the oldest strata at the Anakena site in Rapa Nui (Easter Island), dated between 1000 and 1300 AD. The results provide ...