Still Waters Posted September 7, 2009 #1 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Archaeologists have solved an ancient mystery surrounding the famous Easter Island statues.At 2,500 miles off the coast of Chile, the island is one of the world's most remote places inhabited by people. Up to 1,000 years ago, the islanders started putting giant red hats on the statues. The research team, from the University of Manchester and University College London, think the hats were rolled down from an ancient volcano. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjadude Posted September 7, 2009 #2 Share Posted September 7, 2009 I read this yesterday. And the title of the news item is misleading. They still have no idea why they put hats on the statues. The only mystery given up is where the hats were quarried. I'm not sure that's earth shattering. I mean, they didn't come from off the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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