Tuesday, 16 July 2024

The Archaeology of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Without Aliens or Lost Predecessor Civilizations

Archaeology with Flint Dibble:

  The Archaeology of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) with Dr. Dale Simpson, Jr.

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Posted on You Tube by  flintdibble   Jul 14, 2024 (2,033 views )
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Chapters: 3:08. Rapa Nui 101. Introduction to island and archaeology 14:28. The scale of scholarship and study on the island 19:08. The problematic myth of "Collapse." 23:40. Moving the Moai 30:29. The red stone: pukao 33:27. The basalt. 43:22. Mines, quarries, and other stones 48:14. Conclusion: the geologists of their time Keywords: archaeology, history, prehistory, geology, Easter Island, Rapa Nui, lithics, stone working, statues, geoarchaeology, Polynesia

Well worth watching.


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