Late Colonization of Easter Island

Hunt, Terry L.; Lipo, Carl P.

doi:10.1126/science.1121879

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Late Colonization of Easter Island

Hunt, Terry L., Lipo, Carl P.·2006·Science

DOI 10.1126/science.1121879

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Easter Island (Rapa Nui) provides a model of human-induced environmental degradation. A reliable chronology is central to understanding the cultural, ecological, and demographic processes involved. Radiocarbon dates for the earliest stratigraphic layers at Anakena, Easter Island, and analysis of previous radiocarbon dates imply that the island was colonized late, about 1200 A.D. Substantial ecological impacts and major cultural investments in monumental architecture and statuary thus began soon after initial settlement.

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Class 1 dates included samples on short-lived plant remains and terrestrial avian eggshell, all of which have been shown to produce consistent and reliable ages in the Pacific relative to the target event.
“Class 1 dates included samples on short-lived plant remains (e.g., twig charcoal or wood, bark, seeds, leaves) and terrestrial avian eggshell, all of which have been shown to produce consistent and reliable ages in the Pacific relative to the target event, i.e., human activity (4, 6, 7, 32).”
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Rapa Nui's short colonization chronology is confirmed, with an EAEM-LAEM range of A.D. ∼1200-1253.
“New Zealand's well-established short colonization chronology (11), which was further shortened and refined by dates from nonarchaeological sites on short-lived woody seed cases gnawed by the Polynesian-introduced Rattus exulans and compared with terrestrial avian eggshell from an early human cemetery (4, 15), and the short colonization chronology for Rapa Nui (6), are both confirmed here (EAEM–LAE”
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The unclear relationship for 800-1100 CE is probably associated with an actual later colonization of the island.
“This relationship is unclear, however, for the period 800–1100 CE due to the noisy nature of the palaeodemographic data (i.e. low-chronological resolution), which is probably associated with an actual later colonization of the island [ 19 ].”
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Authors: Hunt, T. L., & Lipo, C. P.
Affiliations: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
Corresponding author: Hunt, Terry L.
ORCID: Hunt, Terry L.
Lipo, Carl P.
Venue: Science
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published: 2006-03-17
Volume: 311
Issue: 5767
Pages: 1603-1606
ISSN: 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.1121879
OpenAlex: W2003586495
Cited by: 284
References: 26
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 17 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 12
FWCI: 138.71
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Science (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
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, radiocarbon chronology, stratigraphic layers, monumental architecture, Moai statues, ecological impacts
MeSH terms: Animals, Anthropology, Anthropology, Cultural, Conservation of Natural Resources, Emigration and Immigration, Environment, Humans, Plants, Polynesia, Population Density, Population Dynamics, Population Growth, Ecosystem, History, Ancient

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