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Easter Island: Mystery and Magic
Documentary
2003
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Documentary
Synopsis:
A group of hardy seafaring Polynesians first reached Easter sland in about 400 AD and found a lush tropical island, a complex civilization flourished. The people called themselves and their Island Rapa Nui. From the original settlers of a few hundred, Rapa Nui culture and population exploded. By the 1500's, over 10,000 people inhabited the tiny island. Powerful clans ruled, and they expressed themselves in sculpture, art and by creating a written language. The palms were a source for canoes, food, clothing, tools, but by 1700's, the palms were all but cut down, the rains had washed most of the topsoil into the sea and the civilization was threatened. Without canoes to fish or soil to grow, the Rapa Nui faced imminent starvation. On Easter Island, civilization came to a crashing end.
90 min
HD
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