Easter Island Origins (2024)
60 Minm | United Kingdom | Documentary | 2024-02-07
Bagaimana kepala batu raksasa Rapa Nui – juga dikenal sebagai Pulau Paskah – diukir dan diangkat, dan mengapa? Sejak orang-orang Eropa tiba di pulau terpencil di Pasifik ini lebih dari 300 tahun yang lalu, kontroversi bermunculan seputar patung-patung kuno yang ikonik dan sejarah orang-orang yang menciptakannya. Kini, generasi peneliti baru membalikkan teori lama, mengungkap kekayaan sejarah, inovasi, dan ketahanan masyarakat Rapanui, serta mengungkap bukti baru yang menarik tentang dari mana mereka – dan praktik bangunan batu monumental – berasal.
How were the giant stone heads of Rapa Nui – also known as Easter Island – carved and raised, and why? Since Europeans arrived on this remote Pacific island over 300 years ago, controversy has swirled around the iconic ancient statues and the history of the people who created them. Now, a new generation of researchers is overturning old theories, revealing the rich history, innovation, and resilience of the Rapanui people, and uncovering intriguing new evidence about where they – and their practice of monumental stone building – came from.
How were the giant stone heads of Rapa Nui – also known as Easter Island – carved and raised, and why? Since Europeans arrived on this remote Pacific island over 300 years ago, controversy has swirled around the iconic ancient statues and the history of the people who created them. Now, a new generation of researchers is overturning old theories, revealing the rich history, innovation, and resilience of the Rapanui people, and uncovering intriguing new evidence about where they – and their practice of monumental stone building – came from.
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