Hacker News with Generative AI: Pacific Islands

Famed Pacific Rapa Nui island's population 'crash' debunked by ancient DNA (nature.com)
More than 800 years ago, Polynesians sailed thousands of kilometres across the Pacific Ocean to one of the most remote islands on Earth, Rapa Nui.

Archaeology, History, Genetics, Easter Island, Pacific Islands

8 points by nabla9 71 days ago | 1 comments

Ancient Rapanui genomes reveal pre-European contact with the Americas (nature.com)
Rapa Nui (also known as Easter Island) is one of the most isolated inhabited places in the world.

Genetics, Archaeology, History, Prehistory, Pacific Islands

13 points by agomez314 73 days ago | 1 comments