‘Ecocide’ of Easter Island did not happen, new studies claim
Scientists have long debated the theory that inhabitants deforested the island, triggering their own demographic collapse in ...
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Easter Island's population never collapsed, but it did have contact with Native Americans, DNA study suggests
A DNA analysis of 15 Rapa Nui individuals revealed that there was never a population collapse on Easter Island and that the ...
Old Easter Island genomes show no sign of a population collapse
Genomes from people native to the island show that its original population was part of the Polynesian expansion across the ...
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DNA suggests that the Rapa Nui arrived in the Americas two centuries before Columbus
DNA extracted from 15 corpses stored in a Paris museum has yielded a monumental surprise: the Rapa Nui, inhabitants of Easter ...
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Ancient DNA from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) refutes best-selling population collapse theory
Island) with its gigantic statues and treeless landscape has fascinated researchers for centuries. A new genetic study disproves the popular theory that the Rapanui population collapsed as a result of ...
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Ancient people of Easter Island made return trips to South America
DNA analysis shows that people from Easter Island had contact with Indigenous Americans around the 1300s, and finds there was ...
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 ...
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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 ...
What Happened to Easter Island? New Research Refutes Best-Selling Population Collapse Theory
New research reveals that there was contact with Indigenous Americans before European arrival. Rapa Nui, also known as Te ...
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 ...
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Easter Island’s Ancient Population Never Faced Ecological Collapse, Suggests Another Study
New DNA analysis adds to growing research indicating the famous Pacific island did not collapse from overuse of resources ...
Scientists ‘uncover real history behind Easter Island tribe’ casting doubt on 400-year-old story of war & cannibalism
A NEW study has shed light on a 400-year-old indigenous tribe on a mysterious island in the Pacific Ocean. It was previously believed that the indigenous population on Easter Island had collapsed ...