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How do you make a giant stone statue walk? On one of the most isolated islands on Earth, the people of Rapa Nui carved AND moved the extraordinary Moai, colossal faces hewn from soft volcanic rock that still inspire wonder today. Today, Tristan Hughes is joined by Prof. Terry Hunt to uncover the story of Easter Island. How did its first settlers build a thriving society in such a remote and resource-limited environment? And what ingenious techniques allowed them to disperse these monumental statues across the island? MORE The First New...
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just how incredible is the story of the Polynesians and how groups of them settled all of the these isolated islands in the Pacific Ocean, you know, hundreds, if not more than a millennia ago. I don't know about you, I'd love to hear what you think, but over the years doing this podcast, I've become more and more enamored, fascinated by the various stories. I mean,
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