Moai statues on Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, among the most remote spots on Earth.By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY
From USA Today:
Easter Island's mystery — brooding statues atop a treeless Polynesian island — fascinates tourists and scholars alike.
And inspires debate.
"Who or what destroyed the ancient palm woodland on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)?" ask German ecologists Andreas Mieth and Hans-Rudolf Bork, in an upcoming paper in the Journal of Archaeological Science. "The circumstances, causes and triggers of these environmental changes are the subject of persistent scientific discussion."
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