civilization. Hysterically, the lack of evidence has also brought out a significant amount conspiracy theories and fraudulent archaeology that have no scientific background or bases for discussion, and therefore, the comic relief of Ancient Aliens and Erich von Däniken will not be included in this discussion. Nevertheless, the theories, that will be discussed, concerning the collapse of Rapa Nui, all have archaeological and scientific support. These theories include: Jared Diamond’s…