Finally getting support

Easter Island, 1955-1956 and later 1986-1988

After the excavations on the Easter Island Thor Heyerdahl received some support in the scientific field.

In 1955 Thor Heyerdahl went to the Easter Island to do archeological excavations together with 22 colleagues from Norway, US and Chile. The everywhere present giant statues were according to the local people put up by some earlier civilizations. While working on the island the scientists found out that what had appeared to be heads actually where full statues that had been buried by blowing sand. They also showed similarities with sculptures found in Chile. The scientists also found out that there once had been a lot of trees on the island. After the trees disappeared new plants from South-America took over. Some of the local people claimed that the legend said they arrived from lands far away to the east. After presenting the evidence from Easter Island Thor Heyerdahl gained influence as a scientist. On the later trip to Easter Island he and his fellow scientists managed to prove how the giant sculptures originally were moved.

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