Hancock's theory follows a 2008 study that found evidence of shrubs and herbs on Easter Island between 14,000 and 10,000 years ago. He uses this to support that a pre-existing population arrived ...

Easter Island is one of the most remote islands on Earth, located about 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) from the nearest landmass, the Pitcairn Islands, and more than 2,100 miles (3,500 kilometers ...

Easter Island in the southeast Pacific is one of the most remote inhabited places in the world. The island is famous for its enormous stone statues known as moai. In February, archaeologists found ...