Easter Islanders relied on freshwater springs below the ocean to outlive
Surveys of Easter Island present that historic settlements and the websites of the island’s well-known large statues are located near freshwater springs which are solely accessible at low tide
The Moais of Ahu Tongariki, Easter island Shutterstock/Alberto Loyo
Undersea springs might have been essential for the survival of the Rapa Nui individuals who constructed the large stone statues for which Rapa Nui – also referred to as Easter Island – is legendary. Their historic settlements and the platforms on which the monolithic statues have been positioned have been all situated on the coast near such springs, surveys by Robert DiNapoli at Binghamton College in New York and colleagues have proven.
These sources of recent water have been critically necessary, permitting Rapa Nui communities to outlive lengthy …
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