# Stevenson 2015: Variation in Rapa Nui (Easter Island) land use indicates production and population peaks prior to European contact

> Christopher M. Stevenson, Cedric O. Puleston, Peter M. Vitousek et al., 2015. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for the pre-contact…

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# Variation in Rapa Nui (Easter Island) land use indicates production and population peaks prior to European contact

Christopher M. Stevenson, Cedric O. Puleston, Peter M. Vitousek et al., 2015. _Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences_.

Obsidian hydration dates on gardens show land use shifting between regions over time, with declines in some areas before contact and continued use in others; the authors read this as local adjustment, not island-wide collapse.

**Easter Island moai** Articledoi: **[10.1073/pnas.1420712112](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1420712112)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Cited for the pre-contact land-use pattern.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Land use shifted between regions over time rather than failing everywhere.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/evidence/EVD0CTG35YY6VKQ/land-use-shifted-between-regions-over-time-rather-than)

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## Cite it

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Stevenson, C. M., Puleston, C. O., Vitousek, P. M., Chadwick, O. A., Haoa, S., & Ladefoged, T. N. (2015). Variation in Rapa Nui (Easter Island) land use indicates production and population peaks prior to European contact. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1420712112
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