Early Settlement of Rapa Nui - Asian Perspectives 40(2). Extensive archaeological investigations on Rapa Nui were initiated by the Norwegian Expedition to the island in 1955-1956. [PDF]
Easter Island - Statues of Rapa Nui - Website on Easter Island by Dr Georgia Lee, Archaeologist on Easter Island and author of several Easter Island Books.
Easter Island's End - From Discover Magazine, in just a few centuries, the people of Easter Island wiped out their forest, drove their plants and animals to extinction, and saw their complex society spiral into chaos and cannibalism.
NOVA Online - Secrets of Easter Island - The story of a team of archaeologists and a 75-person crew who sought to unravel the mystery of how hundreds of giant stone statues were moved and erected.