'What I am suggesting is that the Polynesians encountered a pre-existing population on that island, evidenced by those banana [remains]... present there at least 3,000 years ago,' he told DailyMail.com. 'And that from that pre-existing population, they inherited the older traditions and songs that we see today.'
Hancock also proposes that the statues on Easter Island are likely much older than the platforms-called Ahu Vinapu-on which many of them sit, pointing out that the two feature different construction techniques.
The claims are part of Hancock's 'Lost Ice Age Civilization' hypothesis, which suggests that a highly advanced ancient civilization existed before the end of the last Ice Age.
However, it has made been criticized by many archaeologists who argue there is insufficient evidence to support Hancock's claims.
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