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Unos científicos descartan el mito del colapso demográfico de la Isla de Pascua y apuntan a los europeos
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El mito del colapso demográfico de la Isla de Pascua nunca existió
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Is the Easter Island population collapse just a myth? These scientists think so
Did we get the Easter Island collapse all wrong?
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When the first European boats arrived at the remote shores of Easter Island in 1722, the native community there was but a shadow of its former glory. Due to centuries of unsustainable deforestation and farming practices, the islanders had depleted their natural resources and the population had been experiencing a slow decline by the time they made contact with Europeans. For this reason, Easter Island is often used as a historical anecdote for the environmental calamities that threatened us due to climate change.
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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York suggests that the demographic collapse at the core of the Easter Island myth didn t really happen.
You probably know this story, or a version of it: On Easter Island, the people cut down every tree, perhaps to make fields for agriculture or to erect giant statues to honor their clans. This foolish decision led to a catastrophic collapse, with only a few thousand remaining to witness the first European boats landing on their remote shores in 1722.
But did the demographic collapse at the core of the Easter Island myth really happen? The answer, according to new research by Binghamton University anthropologists Robert DiNapoli and Carl Lipo, is no.
El colapso de la Isla de Pascua que nunca existió
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