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Discover how Easter Island's 900 Moai statues walked across the island — and why the civilization that built them destroyed everything, including themselves.

The Easter Island Moai remain one of archaeology's greatest mysteries. How did the Rapa Nui people carve nearly 900 stone statues, some weighing 80 tons, using only stone tools? How did they transport these massive figures across miles of rugged volcanic terrain? And most haunting of all — why did they topple every single statue and forget they ever built them?

In this documentary, we explore the latest scientific evidence about how the Moai actually moved. In 2012, researchers proved the statues could "walk" upright using rope teams — exactly as the oral traditions described. We examine the engineering brilliance of the ahu platforms, the mystery of the red pukao hats, and the quarry at Rano Raraku where 400 unfinished statues still wait.

But the real story of Easter Island isn't about ancient engineering. It's about ecological collapse. The islanders cut down every palm tree on the island to move their statues. Without wood for boats, they couldn't fish. Without trees, the soil eroded. The population crashed from 15,000 to just 2,000. Warfare erupted. The clans toppled each other's Moai to destroy their spiritual power. When Europeans arrived in 1722, the survivors had no memory of the civilization that built the stone giants.

Easter Island is a warning. A small isolated world where competition for resources led to total collapse. The Moai still stand today as witnesses to what humans can achieve — and what we destroy when we push too far.

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⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction: The Mystery of Easter Island's Moai Statues
01:15 - The Most Isolated Island: How Polynesians Found Rapa Nui
02:30 - Why They Started Carving: The Meaning of the Moai
03:45 - The Quarry at Rano Raraku: Where 900 Statues Came From
05:00 - How Did They Move? Engineering the Impossible
06:30 - The Moai Could Walk: Scientific Proof From 2012
07:45 - The Collapse: What Happened to Easter Island's Civilization
09:00 - Why They Toppled Their Own Statues
10:15 - The Warning: Easter Island's Lesson for Modern Society
11:15 - Conclusion: The Seven Moai Looking for Home

📚 Recommended Reading: "Collapse" by Jared Diamond (Easter Island chapter)

💬 Do you think modern civilization could collapse like Easter Island did? What are the warning signs we're ignoring? Let me know in the comments.

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