Easter Island's ancient inhabitants weren't so lonely after all
Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 14:10
in Paleontology & Archaeology
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They lived on a remote dot of land in the middle of the Pacific, 2,300 miles (3,700 km) west of South America and 1,100 miles (1,770 km) from the closest island, erecting huge stone figures that still stare enigmatically from the hillsides.