New Genetic Evidence Challenges Decades-Old Theory of Easter Island Ecocide 🗿

Discover how recent genetic research overturns the long-held belief that environmental destruction led to the disappearance of Easter Island's inhabitants, shedding new light on its history.

New Genetic Evidence Challenges Decades-Old Theory of Easter Island Ecocide 🗿
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8.6K views • Sep 12, 2024
New Genetic Evidence Challenges Decades-Old Theory of Easter Island Ecocide 🗿

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Easter Island is known for its Moai statues, but for nearly two decades the people who built them were thought to have disappeared due to ecocide, or habitat destruction brought on by human use. However, experts now say that genetic data points to another cause of their disappearance.

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