Study suggests history of Rapa Nui on Easter Island far more complex than thought
http://phys.org/news/2015-01-history-rapa-nui-easter-island.html
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No it doesn’t. What you’re reading is the reporters complex biases on the subject. Not the actual subject itself.
Take a look at this last paragraph from the physorg story and and then look at the last sentence.
The analysis suggests region-specific dynamics including precontact land use decline in some near-coastal and upland areas and postcontact increases and subsequent declines in other coastal locations. These temporal land-use patterns correlate with rainfall variation and soil quality, with poorer environmental locations declining earlier. This analysis confirms that the intensity of land use decreased substantially in some areas of the island before European contact.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-01-history-rapa-nui-easter-island.html#jCp
Well, since they can’t pin this one on global warming, Christopher Columbus and the coming of the white man will have to do.