n Easter Sunday, 1722, Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen arrived at a small, and very remote, island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean (the nearest continental land was over 2,000 miles away). He was amazed to see giant stone statues lining the shore. On landing, he was given a cautious welcome by the island’s inhabitants – but the statues had unnerved
The mystery of the monoliths
May 12, 2023
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