When Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl visited Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the 1950s, he conducted months of excavations that revealed thousands of items he was allowed to take back to Norway for ...
A policy of “Norwegianization” silenced the languages of Indigenous people and forced their children into boarding schools.
This is the third time pieces taken by Thor Heyerdahl are being returned to Easter Island. Some objects were given back in ...
He brought 5,600 objects back from Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui. This is the third time objects taken by him are ...