Kristina Killgrove is an archaeologist with specialties in ancient human skeletons and science communication. Her academic research has appeared in numerous scientific journals, while her news stories and essays have been published in venues such as Forbes, Mental Floss and Smithsonian.
The island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, never had a catastrophic population collapse, a new study proposes.
While it is true that the small island — which is just 63 square miles , or slightly smaller than Washington, D.C. — has poor soil quality and limited freshwater resources, researchers have discovered that the story of the Rapanui is one of survival in challenging ecological conditions. By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.In the study, published Friday in the journal Science Advances, researchers used shortwave infrared satellite imagery and machine learning to identify rock gardens on Rapa Nui.
But other experts are not convinced."This study presents a new finding that is contrary to nearly all other archaeological literature for Rapa Nui on this subject," Jo Anne Van Tilburg, an archaeologist at UCLA and the director of the Easter Island Statue Project, told Live Science in an email.
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