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6. Easter Island - Where Giants Walked
Fall of Civilizations·Jun 5, 2020
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The collapse of Easter Island society was not caused by environmental suicide but by the devastating impact of contact with the outside world.
“A clear picture of this collapse does begin to emerge and we can see that the mystery of Easter Island isn't much of a mystery at all. Rapa Nui wasn't the site of an ecological suicide as we've been led to believe, but the site of a genocide.”
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