The Hanau epe were a semi-legendary people who are said to have lived in Easter Island, where they came into conflict with another people known as the Hanau momoko or "short-ears". A decisive battle occurred which led to the defeat and extermination of the Hanau epe. According to the legend, these events are supposed to have happened at some point between the 16th and 18th centuries, probably in the late 17th century.
Ahu Tongariki, with mount Poike in the background: the beginning of the Poike ditch where the final battle is supposed to have taken place.
A moai bearing resemblances to statues around Lake Titicaca in South America
Thor Heyerdahl KStJ was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in biology with specialization in zoology, botany and geography.
Heyerdahl c. 2000
The Kon-Tiki in the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway
Thor Heyerdahl, in 1955
The Ra II in the Kon-Tiki Museum