NOVA - Season 40 Episode 3
A remote, bleak speck of rock in the middle of the Pacific, Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, has mystified the world ever since the first Europeans arrived in 1722. How and why did the ancient islanders build and move nearly 900 giant statues or moai, weighing up to 86 tons? And how did they transform a presumed paradise into a treeless wasteland, bringing ruin upon their island and themselves? NOVA explores controversial recent claims that challenge decades of previous thinking about the islanders, who have been accused of everything from ecocide to cannibalism. Among the radical new theories is that the islanders used ropes to "walk" the statues upright, like moving a fridge. With the help of an accurate 15-ton replica statue, a NOVA team sets out to test this high-risk, seemingly unlikely theory—serving up plenty of action and surprises in this fresh investigation of one of the ancient world's most intriguing enigmas.
First Air Date : 1974-03-03
Last Air date : 2024-11-27
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
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Subtitles :
- Season 40 : Episode 12012-10-10
- Season 40 : Episode 22012-10-17
- Season 40 : Episode 32012-11-07
- Season 40 : Episode 42012-11-14
- Season 40 : Episode 52012-11-18
- Season 40 : Episode 62013-01-02
- Season 40 : Episode 72013-01-09
- Season 40 : Episode 82013-01-23
- Season 40 : Episode 92013-01-30
- Season 40 : Episode 102013-02-06
- Season 40 : Episode 112013-02-13
- Season 40 : Episode 122013-02-20
- Season 40 : Episode 132013-03-27
- Season 40 : Episode 142013-04-03
- Season 40 : Episode 152013-04-10
- Season 40 : Episode 162013-04-17
- Season 40 : Episode 172013-04-24
- Season 40 : Episode 182013-05-01
- Season 40 : Episode 192013-05-29
- Season 40 : Episode 202013-05-29
