Play It By Ear
It’s not all stones and carvings that have everyone fascinated. The bones of old inhabitants also have sparked interest. The shape of these skulls have a long, narrow shape. Thus, indicating that the Rapa Nui people perhaps had longer-shaped ears than the standard size for humans. Actually, there’s even records of short-eared and long-eared tribes fighting battles against each other. Apparently, the long-eared tribe were ancient Peruvians while short-eared tribesmen came from Polynesian ancestry.
Play It By Ear
Cannibal Cave Tradition
Inside of what’s known as the ‘Cannibal Cave,’ they discovered illustrations of the Tangata manu, which means ‘Birdman’ in English. According to experts, this person was the winner of the island’s annual competition of the first egg collection. What’s that you ask? Well, the contestants swam to a nearby island, collected the first egg of the season and whoever returned first to Rapa Nui became that year’s Birdman and thus, the community leader for the year.
Cannibal Cave Tradition