Rain, Sun, Soil, and Sweat: A Consideration of Population Limits on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) before European Contact
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1 Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States, 2 Anthropology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 3 Fundación Mata Ki Te Rangi, Rapa Nui, Chile, 4 Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, 5 Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, 6 Anthropology Program, School of World Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
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Commentary: Rain, Sun, Soil, and Sweat: A Consideration of Population Limits on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) before European Contact
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