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Face off on Easter Island

Face off on Easter Island

By Explore
Updated March 1 2021 - 1:39pm, first published February 17 2020 - 11:54am

The lips are compressed, the nose raised high. There’s no mistaking that look: the face in front of me is decidedly disdainful. And given that this particular face is well over two metres high, that’s a lot of disdain. I remind myself not to take it personally. After all, this face has been looking unimpressed for at least 500 years.

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