You don’t become one of the Seven Wonders of the World by chance and the giant heads of Easter Island made the list thanks to the size and number of them spread throughout the island. An like many of their companions on the list, one is quick to ask “why and how?” But unlike some of the other wonders, there were not that many original inhabitants around to answer such questions.Ever since Easter Sunday on 1722 when the Dutch discovered the most remote island in the world, archeologist have been puzzled by these mysteries and science has started to piece the puzzles together which is featured on the most recent episode of Explorer: Easter Island Underworld premiering tonight at 10:00 on the National Geographic Channel. Thanks to science we know think we know where the original inhabitants came from, how they died out, why they build the heads and why. You can check out a clip of the show below:
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