Easter Island's Ancient Society May Not Have Collapsed As Previously Thought
http://www.newsweek.com/easter-islands-ancient-society-may-not-have-collapsed-previously-thought-1069950
Located 2,300 miles off the coast of Chile and dotted with huge stone heads, remote Easter Island has long been a place of mystery.
The traditional narrative of its history suggests that it was populated by Polynesian seafarers who went on to build great things but then later destroyed their own society through infighting and over-exploitation of natural resources.