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NOVA

Season 16 · Episode 7

Secrets of Easter Island (1)

0.055mMarch 7, 1989

In this two-part series, NOVA investigates the mystery of Easter Island in the South Pacific. Who built its celebrated statues and why?

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Episode 1Hot Enough for You?
Episode 2The Last Journey of a Genius
Episode 3The Strange New Science of Chaos
Episode 4Back to Chernobyl
Episode 5God, Darwin and the Dinosaurs
Episode 6Adrift on the Gulf Stream
Episode 7Secrets of Easter Island (1)
Episode 8Legends of Easter Island (2)
Episode 9The World Is Full of Oil!
Episode 10Confronting the Killer Gene
Episode 11The Hidden City
Episode 12The Controversial Dr. Koop
Episode 13Design Wars!
Episode 14Echoes of War
Episode 15Decoding the Book of Life
Episode 16Hurricane!
Episode 17Will Venice Survive Its Rescue?
Episode 18What Is Music?
Episode 19Yellowstone's Burning Question
Episode 20The Schoolboys Who Cracked the Soviet Secret