Mystery AtlasRapa Nui Ecocide Theory
The theory that Easter Island's Rapa Nui society deforested the island to build log rollers and ropes for moai transport, triggering ecological collapse and population decline before European contact.
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Theories & Explanations
Rapa Nui Ecocide Theory contradicts Walking Moai Hypothesis — The walking method requires far less wood and fewer workers than log-roller transport, undermining the deforestation-for-transport argument central to the ecocide narrative.
Places
Rapa Nui Ecocide Theory occurred in Rapa Nui (Easter Island).