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Ancient DNA links Easter Island seafarers to Hawaii

Business Day · 20 October 2026 at 16:51

Ancient DNA links Easter Island seafarers to Hawaii

Easter Islanders may have crossed 7,100km of ocean to become Hawaii's first people

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