Programs & Projects

The Mystery of Easter Island

While the Moai statues are its trademark, stories of cannibalism, cults and ecocide on Easter Island have long given the island’s Polynesian ancestors a bad name. American archaeologists Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo trace archaeological evidence to illustrate the systematic destruction of the island and give modern-day descendents a new and inspiring history of their ancestors. A collaboration with Nova, WGBH and National Geographic.

WGBH
Produced by
National Geographic TV
Washington, DC
Total CPB Investment
$250,000
Made possible by CPB's
Television Programming: Pacific Islanders In Communications Subgrant