Rapa Nui (Easter Island) with its gigantic statues and treeless landscape has fascinated researchers for centuries. A new genetic study disproves the popular theory that the Rapanui population collapsed as a result of an 'ecocide' and shows that the Rapanui admixed with Indigenous Americans centuries before Europeans arrived on the island.
Ancient DNA from Rapa Nui refutes best-selling population collapse theory." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 11 September 2024. <www.sciencedaily.comUniversity of Copenhagen - The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. . Ancient DNA from Rapa Nui refutes best-selling population collapse theory.University of Copenhagen - The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences."Ancient DNA from Rapa Nui refutes best-selling population collapse theory." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.
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