How Easter Island Works

Much of Easter Island's haunting past remains a mystery, though clues have surfaced about the people, their culture and their fateful decline. What's the real story?

How the Maori Work

The Maori, New Zealand's original settlers, fought off disease and foreign cultures to survive into the 21st century. How did they do it?

Anzus Pact

Anzus Pact, 1951, a security treaty between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States to oppose Communist aggression.

Australian Aborigines

Australian Aborigines, the earliest known inhabitants of Australia. Because of their Stone Age culture, the aborigines are of special interest to anthropologists.

Charles Edward Stuart

Sturt, Charles (1795–1869), a British explorer, often referred to as the “father of Australian exploration.” He was the first to penetrate deep into the interior of Australia and to demonstrate the possibilities for settlement.

How Aborigines Work

Aborigines use stories called dreamings to keep a record of their history. But the recent history of the Aborigines is nothing like a dream.

John Stuart

Stuart, John McDouall (1815–1866), a Scotsman who was one of the major explorers of Australia.

Matthew Flinders

Flinders, Matthew (1774–1814), an English navigator. Flinders joined the British navy in 1789.