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Easter Island DNA proves population did not collapse
New evidence upends contentious Easter Island theory, scientists say
Scientists turn to ancient DNA to understand the history of Easter Island, a remote island in the Pacific Ocean also known as Rapa Nui.
Genome Sequencing Provides Latest Evidence Against Easter Island’s Societal Collapse
The new study also indicates the Polynesian people who settled Rapa Nui mixed with indigenous South Americans centuries before the arrival of Europeans.
Easter Island DNA proves the population did not collapse
Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island or Te Pito o Te Henua (the navel of the world), is one of the most remote inhabited locations on Earth, situated over 1,900 km from the nearest Polynesian island and 3,700 km from South America.
Studies suggest ecocide on Easter Island never took place
Two recent studies have cast doubt on a popular theory that the ancient residents of Easter Island suffered a societal collapse because they overexploited their natural resources, an event often labelled one of history's first "ecocides".
Easter Island's Ancient Population Never Faced Ecological Collapse, Suggests Another Study
In the southern Pacific Ocean, far off the coast of Chile, lies the remote island of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island. Since the 1700s, when European explorers first reached its shores, Western anthropologists developed a theory about ‘ecological collapse,
Landmark Genetics Study Shows Easter Island Population Collapse Never Happened
The scientists have debunked what they say was a colonial narrative, and one which has been used as a warning about overexploiting nature.
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Yahoo
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Summer Time, a new moon will nudge across the ... when a 7 minutes and 51 seconds "ring of ...
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Here's what to know about next week's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse
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