Humanities Timeline

  • 1200

    Eastern Polynesians settle on Rapa Nui

  • 1350

    Evidence of Rapa Nui contact in South America

  • Highest estimated population

    15,000 people
  • Stone Quarrying Stops

  • Deforestation is Completed

  • Jakob Roggeveen discovers Rapa Nui

    Jakob Roggeveen discovers Rapa Nui on Easter Sunday names it Easter Island. Roggeveen also brings unwanted plagues onto the Island
  • Slavery Begins on Rapa Nui

  • Population Decreases

    The population shockingly goes down to 110 people
  • Rapa Nui Used For Farming Sheep

  • Airplanes Begin To Land On Rapa Nui

  • Tourism Levels Rise

    Tourism levels rise and 70,000 people visit anually