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A popular trope says settlers overtaxed an isolated Pacific island, wrecked the environment, and suffered a population collapse. New study led by LDEO postdoc Dylan Davis claims the opposite, with the evidence found in "rock gardens." Learn more: lamont.columbia.edu/news/study-cha…

The population of Rapa Nui before European contact was far smaller than previously thought, challenging the theory that the pre-contact communities outgrew their resources and suffered ecological and social collapse. scim.ag/7qw

New publication (led by Leanne N. Phelps): We analyze archaeological isotope data from across Africa to explore how people adapted their liveelihoods to increase resilience to environmental changes. This holds important lessons for sustainability today doi.org/10.1016/j.onee…