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Moai and Easter Island

By Luf
  • Period: 700 BCE to 800 BCE

    First arrival

    Archaeology dates their arrival at between 700-800 A.D., while linguists estimate it was around the year 400.
  • Period: 700 BCE to

    Phases of Island Culture

  • Period: 700 BCE to 800 BCE

    The early period

  • Period: 1050 to

    The middle period

  • Construction
    1219

    Construction

    Polynesian seafarers first arrived on Rapa Nui.
  • The late period

    The late period

    The late period (post-1680)
  • Conflict between two groups

    Conflict between two groups

    Island tradition claims that around 1680, after peacefully coexisting for many years, one of the island’s two main groups, known as the Short-Ears, rebelled against the Long-Ears.
  • Modern discovery

    Modern discovery

    Jacob Roggeveen first discovered the island
  • Still standing/ Naming

    Still standing/ Naming

    When the Europeans began arriving, the Moai were still standing. Was christened Paaseiland, or Easter Island.
  • Expedition

    Expedition

    The Spanish viceroy of Peru sent an expedition to the island; the explorers spent four days ashore and estimated a native population of some 3,000 people.
  • Another trip

    Another trip

    The British navigator Sir James Cook arrived to find Easter Island’s population decimated by what seemed to have been a civil war.
  • Damage on the Moai

    Damage on the Moai

    The Moai reportedly had all toppled and fallen over. Post 1890
  • For Chile

    For Chile

    It was annexed by Chile. Now maintains an economy based largely on tourism.
  • Tourism

    Tourism

    One of the activities you can do know in this attractive place, is rent a car to explore the island. post 2020