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Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and its famous Moai statues
LiveScience· 2 days agoRapa Nui, also known as Easter Island (a name given to it by Europeans), is located in the southeast Pacific and is famous for its approximately ...
Rocks on Rapa Nui tell the story of a small, resilient population − countering the notion of a...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 days agoCovering the ground with rocks is actually a good way to grow some crops in poor soil. Carl Lipo...
Easter Island's population never collapsed because it never got that big, researchers suggest
LiveScience· 2 days agoThe island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, never had a catastrophic population collapse, a...
We now have even more evidence against the “ecocide” theory of Easter Island
Ars Technica· 2 days agoFor centuries, Western scholars have touted the fate of the native population on Easter Island (Rapa...
Satellite imagery may provide a missing puzzle piece in Easter Island saga
CNN.com· 2 days agoHundreds of monumental stone heads dot the coastline of the remote Pacific island of Rapa Nui, or...
Scientists debunk popular myth of Easter Island
Newsweek· 2 days agoA widely accepted narrative suggested that the inhabitants of Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, overexploited their resources, leading ...
Easter Island’s Catastrophic Population Collapse Probably Never Actually Happened
IFLScience· 2 days agoAt least, that’s how the story goes, although new research has flipped the popular Easter Island...
Debunking the “Ecocide” Myth: The Real Story of Easter Island
SciTechDaily· 2 days agoRecent studies refute the long-held belief of ecological collapse on Easter Island, showing instead...
Popular theory claiming Easter Island’s population collapsed due to ‘ecocide’ is disproved
The Independent via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoBut, over the past 130 years, the indigenous population has recovered and now makes up 45% of the...
Easter Island's legendary societal collapse didn't actually happen
New Scientist· 2 days agoFamous for its towering stone statues, Easter Island – also known as Rapa Nui – in the Pacific Ocean...