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350,479 Views ⢠Jun 29, 2019 ⢠Click to toggle off description
On one of the worldâs most isolated islands, hundreds of vast stone statues lie mouldering in the grass.
In this episode, we take a look at one of archaeologyâs most enduring puzzles: the mystery of Easter Island. Find out how this unique community grew up in complete isolation, severed from the rest of the world by a vast expanse of ocean. Discover the incredible story of how it survived for so many centuries, and examine the evidence about what happened to finally bring this society, and its statues, crashing down.
This episode, we're joined by children from the Toki School of Music and Arts on Easter Island, who were kind enough to record some traditional ancestral chants especially for the podcast.
Since 2012, Toki has offered children & adolescents free classes in classical and traditional music, with the aim of keeping the traditions of the island alive.
It's an incredible project, and if you want to help keep it running, you can donate here: www.tokirapanui.org/en
Support Fall of Civilizations on Patreon: www.patreon.com/fallofcivilizations_podcast
Credits:
Sound engineering by Thomas Ntinas
Voice Actors:
Jake Barrett-Mills
Jacob Rollinson
Annie Kelly
Shem Jacobs
Music by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: incompetech.com/
Title theme: Home At Last by John Bartmann. johnbartmann.com/
Views : 350,479
Genre: Education
Date of upload: Jun 29, 2019 ^^
Rating : 4.782 (275/4,767 LTDR)
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
This one struck me as the most tragic one. Not only were the poor people hit with everything the outside world was capable off but afterwards history painted them as having fallen victim to their own stupidity.
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I was not going to watch this episode because I thought I knew what happened to Easter Island.. I had no idea there were better theories on what happened. Thank you for this work. It's wonderful!
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You are one seriously talented story teller. You dig deeper and present every side possible. For Rapa Nui, I have always believed the European story of it's demise. I first visited there in 1982. I have been back 6 times since then.
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Outstanding but very tragic slice of history. Being a maori I love the Polynesian story and this is some of the best content available. Please tell us more about these austronesian adventurers.
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in line with Carl Sagan, David Attenborough, Steven Hawking, only that pleasant and informative voice, no visual distractions to fog the mind, just pure history it appears... pure history... pleasant....
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This is the saddest things Iâve heard on this podcast yet. Brilliantly done. Pardon me while I got picket outside the British museum
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This retelling bought me to tears several times. Iâm pleased and grateful the history and reputation of the Easter Islanders is corrected here and thank you for giving us the opportunity to contribute to their community now.
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Brilliantly done again Paul! I've learnt so much throughout all the different episodes you've done. I know I once suggested you do an episode on Alexander The Great, but I now realise the purpose of this podcast is much more valuable in illuminating the intricate details of cultures that otherwise don't get the same attention as the Eurasian cultures. Highly appreciate the painstaking work that goes into preparing these podcasts.
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Wow. This podcast nearly brought me to tears with this truly tragic story. This must be the most complete example of humanityâs tendency to destroy its own heritage. It always shocks me just how barbarous these âcivilizedâ explorers can be.
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I love Dan Carling HH but this is on another level. Besides being informative and entertaining it gives me a heartache. Incredible work Mr.Paul Cooper!
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A brilliant piece of historical research - extremely well detailed.
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Well done. Well written. Some of the very best history on YouTube. Do more.
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Absolutely adore these podcasts... this one in particular saddened my heart at the end
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Another excellent podcast.
I found this one to be exceptionally sad. I had always heard the theory that "silly islanders went mad and chopped down all their trees, destroying their civilization". But to think that they were destroyed by disease and slavery, AND THEN their history was rewritten in a way that put the blame on the Islanders themselves... it's like a sick joke.
I listened to this podcast and later that day I was reading about the Apollo moon missions and for no reason I started to cry. We are capable of so much. We could do anything. We could build any kind of civilization. Or we could destroy ourselves.
Keep up the great work. We need to learn from our history.
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This is the very BEST documentary about the people, their lives, culture, navigation, and history. This has been a joy to listen to from beginning to end.
Thank you so much for sharing your research with us. I've listened to many of your uploads.
God bless you.
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What a tragic tale. This podcast series is of an unrivaled quality down to the smallest details. I hope the community that forms around this content can support Paul in any and all endeavors. He's truly peerless.
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By far the best podcast I've ever listened too... I built an entire bronze statue while listening to these, it was an amazing experience.
I hope this podcast blows up and gets the recognition it deserves!
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Uff that was heavy. Despite deforestation by the rats, diseases by the Dutch, English and Spanish, plundering by degenrate whalers, enslavement as well as deaths in transit... They still manage to sing a beautiful song at the end essentially about commemorating their ancestors.
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I actually canât thank you enough for this content. I need documentaries on to fall asleep to, but the adverts always wake me up, and for you to make these is just incredible. You have yourself a loyal subscriber!
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@DietwaldClaus
3 years ago
One of the saddest events in history. Thank you for giving the amazing civilization of Rapa Nui its due.
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