History Friday: New Thinking About Easter Island

As a junior high school history teacher, I couldn't resist linking to this MSNBC story about a new theory concerning the rise and fall of the culture that once existed on Easter Island.

Heh. I'm not surprised that they're blaming Europeans for doing-in the Easter Islanders, but where on earth did that notion about the rats come from? -------------------------------See our latest education-related posts right here.