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A model-based approach to the tempo of “collapse”: The case of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

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DiNapoli, Robert J., Rieth, Timothy M., Lipo, Carl P., Hunt, Terry L.·2020·Journal of Archaeological Science

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  • The admixture date estimates overlap with the most recent estimates for the peopling of the island, suggesting that a brief time may separate the admixture event and the peopling of Rapa Nui.

    “They overlap with the most recent estimates for the peopling of the island15, suggesting that a brief time may separate the admixture event and the peopling of Rapa Nui.”
  • The admixture date estimates overlap significantly with the most recent estimates for the peopling of Rapa Nui (1150-1280 CE).

    “These estimates overlap significantly with the most recent estimates for the peopling of Rapa Nui (1150–1280 ce15)”
  • The Rapa Nui example represents one of the most controversial cases for the decline of an ancient farming society.

    “The Rapa Nui example represents one of the most controversial cases for the decline of an ancient farming society [ 15 ]”

    From Ecology of the collapse of Rapa Nui society (2020) · cites this paper as [15]

  • DiNapoli et al. precluded collapses in the island by considering evidence for a totally different phenomenon: the 'continuities/discontinuities' in a given cultural tradition (i.e. the 'ahu moai' tradition), not a demographic process.

    “We think that DiNapoli et al. [ 15 ] precluded collapses in the island by considering evidence for a totally different phenomenon: the ‘continuities/discontinuities' in a given cultural tradition (i.e. the ‘ahu moai’ tradition), not a demographic process.”

    From Ecology of the collapse of Rapa Nui society (2020) · cites this paper as [15]

  • The basic dynamic model predicts that after initial colonization around 1100-1280 CE, population grew exponentially until equilibrium population size, which is determined by land area and food productivity.

    “The basic dynamic model (equation (3.1)) predicts that after the initial colonization around 1100–1280 CE [ 15 , 28 ] population grew exponentially until equilibrium population size, which is determined by land area and food productivity [ 37 , 40 , 41 ].”

    From Ecology of the collapse of Rapa Nui society (2020) · cites this paper as [15]

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Authors
DiNapoli, R. J., Rieth, T. M., Lipo, C. P., & Hunt, T. L.
Affiliations
  • University of Oregon (US)
  • International Archaeological Research Institute (US)
  • Binghamton University (US)
  • University of Arizona (US)
Corresponding author
DiNapoli, Robert J.
Venue
Journal of Archaeological Science
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-04
Volume
116
Pages
105094
ISSN
0305-4403 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3004597368
Cited by
54
References
131
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 6
FWCI
31.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Archaeological Science (acceptedVersion)
  • The Open Repository - Binghamton (Binghamton University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Science Foundation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Geography, Planning and Development › Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory
Keywords
Easter Island, societal collapse, monument construction, construction chronology, Bayesian model, radiocarbon dating, ethnohistory, European contact, resilience

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