Answer · Easter Island moai
Deforestation for statue transport and farming caused famine, warfare and a population crash in the…
Deforestation for statue transport and farming caused famine, warfare and a population crash in the seventeenth century, ending statue-making before 1722.
Where it stands
DisputedOne piece of evidence for, five against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- A population of 15,000 or more falling to about 3,000; weapons and violent trauma; monument building ceasing before 1722; a genetic bottleneck in the 1600s.
What would rule it out
- Continuous land use and monument building to contact, no bottleneck in the genomes, and an agricultural base that could never have fed a large population.
Evidence 1 for · 5 against
AGAINST
AGAINST
The questions it answers
AnsweredNo answer ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Deforestation for statue transport and farming caused famine, warfare and a population crash in the… [Answer ANS0CTG33GT4MY7]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CTG33GT4MY7
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