The number of studies concerning Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) grew quickly
as we entered the twenty-first century. Many hydrological and oceanographic processes that …

Earlier palynological studies of lake sediments from Easter Island suggest that the island
underwent a recent and abrupt replacement of palm-dominated forests by grasslands …

Easter Island (Rapa Nui) provides a model of human-induced environmental degradation. A
reliable chronology is central to understanding the cultural, ecological, and demographic …

Rapa Nui (Easter Island) has become a paragon for prehistoric human induced ecological
catastrophe and cultural collapse. A popular narrative recounts an obsession for …

Abstract Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile) presents a quintessential case where the tempo of
investment in monumentality is central to debates regarding societal collapse, with the …

This book is a comprehensive description of the grammar of Rapa Nui, the Polynesian
language spoken on Easter Island. After an introductory chapter, the grammar deals with …

Much of what we are comes from our ancestors. Through cultural and biological inheritance
mechanisms, our genetic composition, instructions for constructing artifacts, the structure …

The archaeological landscape on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) contains a palimpsest of surface
archaeological features reflecting a long history of settlement and land use. The popular …

When the first Polynesian settlers arrived on Rapa Nui, about 70% of the island was covered
with dense woodland in which Jubaea palms dominated. Our investigations of extended soil …

Explaining the processes underlying the emergence of monument construction is a major
theme in contemporary anthropological archaeology, and recent studies have employed …