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Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
Rapa Nui
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Jan 1, 1001
Bird Man Competitions start
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Jacob Roggeveen reaches Rapa Nui.
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James Cook encounters Rapa Nui
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Last tree of Rapa Nui is cut down
Actual date unknown -
Birdman competotion ceases to exsist
Possibly because of the decline of resources, people turned against each other and were therefore unable to continue tradition. -
Thor Heyerdahl sets out in balsa wood boat
Thought Rapa Nui people were originally from south america. -
Captain Don Felipe Gonzalez claimed Rapa Nui
Claimed Rapa Nui and named it san Carlos in honour of CarlosIII
