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Norwegian museum returns artifacts, skulls taken by explorer back to Easter Island
Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui ... during a visit by Norway's King Harald to return the artifacts. The COVID-19 pandemic halted all activities in 2020, according to the Kon-Tiki Museum.
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This Museum Is Returning Human Remains A Norwegian Explorer Took From Easter Island
In the 1950s, a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist named Thor Heyerdahl took artifacts and human remains from Easter Island during his trans-Pacific raft expeditions. Now, the remains are being ...
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Scientists just unearthed a new statue on Easter Island. Take a look inside one of the most remote inhabited places in the world.
Easter Island is one of the most remote inhabited places in the world. The 63-square-mile island is located in the southeast Pacific, about 2,200 miles west of Chile. Visiting Easter Island ...
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A New Study Hints at the Origins of an Ancient Easter Island Script
Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, is one of the most isolated places ... 27 wooden objects inscribed with Rongorongo, finding that the artifacts predated the arrival of external influences.