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Drought, vegetation change, and human history on Rapa Nui (Isla de Pascua, Easter Island)article 2007 • Mann, Daniel Hamilton et al.
Rapa Nui • Oceania > Polynesia
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 reflecte...