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HONOLULU (AP) - The first immigrants from the Polynesian islands to reach Easter Island arrived more recently than previously thought, according to research by a University of Hawaii archaeology professor published this week in the journal Science.
The study helps bring perspective to the way humans migrated to the eastern islands of the Pacific, said lead author Terry Hunt on Friday.
Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, was not settled until around the year 1200, according to the study. That's between 400 and 800 years later than researchers originally estimated.
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