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Airdate: Easter Island: The Truth Revealed

SBS doco delves into the story behind the famous ‘moai’ stone statues of Easter Island.

On Sunday SBS screens a one-off doco, Easter Island: The Truth Revealed.

The is a French-produced special.

The Easter Island may be lost in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, but it has stirred up quite a commotion. It’s home to one of the most precious treasures of humanity: the famous ‘moai’ stone statues.

Who were the Rapa Nui people who created these masterpieces? Where did these men and women come from? How did they disappear? From Easter Island to the Marquesas Islands, from Brussels to Los Angeles, three world-renowned archaeologists have investigated this for more than twenty years, and what they have discovered presents a whole new story.

Sunday, 25 February at 8.30pm on SBS.

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