Easter Island Not Victim of 'Ecocide', Analysis of Remains Shows (IMAGE)

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Easter Island Not Victim of 'Ecocide', Analysis of Remains Shows

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Lipo and a team of researchers analyzed human, faunal and botanical remains from the archaeological sites Anakena and Ahu Tepeu on Rapa Nui, dating from c. 1400 AD to the historic period, and modern reference material.

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Jonathan Cohen, Binghamton University Photographer

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