6. Easter Island - Where Giants Walked
Jun 29, 2019•1 hr 44 min
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Summary
This episode of Fall of Civilizations explores the history of Easter Island, challenging the popular narrative of ecological collapse due to deforestation and statue building. Instead, it highlights the ingenuity of the Rapa Nui people in adapting to environmental changes and argues that their society collapsed after European contact due to disease, slave raids, and cultural destruction. The podcast emphasizes the importance of reevaluating historical narratives and learning from the resilience and resourcefulness of the Rapa Nui people.Episode description
On one of the world’s most isolated islands, hundreds of vast stone statues lie mouldering in the grass. In this episode, we take a look at one of archaeology’s most enduring puzzles: the mystery of Easter Island. Find out how this unique community grew up in complete isolation, severed from the rest of the world by a vast expanse of ocean. Discover the incredible story of how it survived for so many centuries, and examine the evidence about what happened to finally bring this society, and its statues, crashing down.Credits:Sound engineering by Thomas NtinasVoice Actors:Jake Barrett-MillsJacob RollinsonAnnie KellyShem JacobsMusic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-fre…isrc=USUAN1100209Artist: incompetech.com/
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