Rapa Nui or Te Pito o Te Henua (the navel of the ... However, previous studies looking at small amounts of DNA from ancient ...

The population of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, interbred with Native Americans before Europeans arrived, despite ...

A study of ancient DNA has shed light on the epic journeys ... family as far west as Madagascar and as far east as Rapa Nui (Easter Island). But modern people in the wider region have varying ...

Scientists said on Wednesday an examination of DNA from 807 people - from 14 Polynesian ... People from Chile's Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, also had South American ancestry, some from modern ...

Indeed, in 1994, DNA from 12 Easter Island skeletons was ... "end of the land," or "land's end," is an early name for the island. On Rapa Nui, the more modern, and local, name for Easter Island ...

Hoa Hakananai'a was removed from Rapa Nui in the 19th Century Prominent among the eclectic hoard of treasures in London's British Museum is the imposing figure of Hoa Hakananai'a, a four-tonne ...

Mahani Teave, a classical pianist from Rapa Nui, will make her debut at the MACC on Friday. She will play classical works by well-known composers as well as traditional Rapa Nui pieces.