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Drought, vegetation change, and human history on Rapa Nui (Isla de Pascua, Easter Island)
Quaternary research • 69 (1) • Published In 2007 • Pages: 16-28
By: Mann, Daniel Hamilton, Edwards, James, Chase, Julie, Beck, Warren, Reanier, Richard, Mass, Michele, Finney, Bruce, Loret, John.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of the paleoecology of Rapa Nui based on core samples of sediments from three of the island's crater lakes. The presence of charcoal indicates widespread burning and destruction of island forests around AD 1200, an event also reflected in a change in the predominant pollen types from palm trees to grasses and sedges. The core samples also reveal a series of droughts that correlate with climate events found in New Zealand and South America.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Climate
- Flora
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Rapa Nui
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2017
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Polynesia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2012
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1996-1999
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1200-1650
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Easter Island, Valparaíso, Chile
- NotesAdditional notes
- Daniel Mann, James Edwards, Julie Chase, Warren Beck, Richard Reanier, Michele Mass, Bruce Finney, John Loret
- Includes bibliographical references(p. 26-28)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 79025798
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Easter Island