Researchers Revise Timing of Easter Island’s Societal Collapse
Friday, February 7, 2020 - 09:40
in Earth & Climate
The prehistoric collapse of Easter Island’s monument-building society did not occur as long thought, according to a fresh look at evidence by researchers at four institutions, including the University of Arizona. “Our research significantly revises the chronology for monument building, pushing it into post-European times, thus upending the old ‘collapse’ story popularized by Jared Diamond, […]