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Rocks on Rapa Nui tell the story of a small, resilient population − countering the notion of a doomed overpopulated island

  • Written by Carl Lipo, Professor of Anthropology and Associate Dean for Research, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageCovering the ground with rocks is actually a good way to grow some crops in poor soil.Carl Lipo

Conventional wisdom holds that the island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, once had a large population that crashed after living beyond its means and stripping the island of resources. A new research study my colleagues and I conducted has...

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