Easter Island inhabitants collected freshwater from the ocean's edge in order to survive

Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - 10:50 in Earth & Climate

Ancient inhabitants of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) maintained a society of thousands by utilizing coastal groundwater discharge as their main source of "freshwater," according to new research from a team of archaeologists including faculty at Binghamton University, State University at New York.

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