Easter Island settled approximately 1200-1300 AD with Polynesian-South American contact

Easter Island settled approximately 1200-1300 AD with Polynesian-South American contact. Easter Island was settled around 1200-1300 AD. There is evidence for contact between Polynesians and South Americans around 1300 AD. A Nature paper (linked in description) documents Easter Island human DNA.

Easter Island was settled around 1200-1300 AD, and archaeological evidence points to contact between Polynesians and South Americans around 1300 AD. A Nature paper documents the island's human DNA history. During the recent debate, one participant initially denied this contact but ultimately conceded it was real. The genetic and archaeological evidence together is compelling.

Key Facts

• Easter Island was settled around 1200-1300 AD.
• There is evidence for contact between Polynesians and South Americans around 1300 AD.
• A Nature paper (linked in description) documents Easter Island human DNA.
• Flint Dibble conceded during the debate that contact between South America and Polynesia was real after initially denying it.

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

Source: Teaching Flint Dibble & Neal Sendlak Logic & Facts LIVE P1 1 by DeDunking