Anakenna is the earliest dated settlement on Easter Island at 1,000-1,200 years old

Anakenna is the earliest dated settlement on Easter Island at 1,000-1,200 years old. Anakenna 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

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.

Key Facts

• Anakenna 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

Related site: Anakeion — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.

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