Archaeologist explores the Unknown parts of Easter Island!

What happens when you hike 10 miles into the most remote, uninhabited corner of Easter Island—through the ancestral land of its most powerful clan? This month I took a small group along the northwest coast of Rapa Nui, into territory so untouched even locals rarely visit. We crossed volcanoes, passed petroglyphs, and uncovered ancient villages where power and mystery still echo in stone. In this video, you’ll join us as we: 🚶‍♂️ Hike the untouched coastline of the Miru clan, rulers of old Rapa Nui 🏛️ Explore massive megalithic platforms (ahu) with stones as precise as Inca work 🗿 Discover a Moai hidden inside a wall—and what that means about “deactivating” ancestors 🐢 Walk sacred sites covered in bird and turtle petroglyphs 🔭 Enter a rare astronomical tower used by Polynesian skywatchers 🪨 Find one of only 7 basalt Moai in existence—more ancient than the rest 🏁 End at the Miru’s spiritual capital, Anakena Beach Only a handful of people have seen these sites. Now you can, too. 🧭 Got questions? Drop them in the comments—I’ll cover the best ones in a future video. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – Into the Wild Northwest of Rapa Nui 00:46 – Who Were the Powerful Miru Clan? 01:23 – The Giant Ahu of Tehare & the Hidden Moai Wall 02:39 – Hanga Omoi: Bigger Stones, Better Fit 04:02 – Fallen Transit Moai Left by Civil War 04:36 – Small Villages & Oceanic Petroglyph Fields 05:15 – Maki Maki Cave: A Rare Sacred Site 05:51 – The Symbolic Boat Ramp of Ahu Atanga 07:02 – Ancient Basalt Moai: One of Only Seven 07:36 – Hanga Oto & the Perfect Astronomy Tower 09:34 – Final Stretch: Obsidian Trails & Clifftop Villages 10:10 – Ending at Anakena, the Miru Heartland 10:45 – What Few Ever See on Rapa Nui