Easter Island

Category: Mysteries

A small island in the South Pacific, off the coast of Chile. The island is a popular tourist destination, and was discovered by a Dutch sailor who found the island on Easter day in 1822.

Mystery however surrounds the people who lived on the island previously. Over 100 large carved stone heads still exist on Easter Island, crafted expertly by the lost people who once inhabited it. The heads were placed in locations overlooking the sea, and ranged in size from 3m to 12m tall. One clue to the disappearance of the people who once inhabited the island is the total lack of trees. It is thought that the people who built the stone heads used up most of the trees in the process, probably using them as rollers to help move the huge blocks of stone to the correct positions. The loss of the island's trees may have spelt the beginning of their demise, though to this day the exact reasons for their disappearance from the island is still not fully understood.

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