Anakena holds the lowest habitable layer known on Easter Island, dating to roughly 1,000-1,200 years old. It is one of very few Rapa Nui sites with deep, stratified cultural deposits, and its bottom stratum obsidian tools gave researchers the island's earliest plant inventory.
Anakeion is the earliest dated settlement on Easter Island at 1,000-1,200 years old
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Key facts
- Anakeion has the lowest habitable layer known on Easter Island
- Site dates to approximately 1,000-1,200 years old
- One of few sites on the island with deep, stratified cultural deposits with evidence of extensive use
- Obsidian tool collection from the bottom stratum was used to determine initial plant inventory
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