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Science 10 March 2006:
Vol. 311. no. 5766, p. 1360
DOI: 10.1126/science.311.5766.1360
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ARCHAEOLOGY:
Dates Revise Easter Island History

Ann Gibbons

A paper published online this week by Science (www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/1121879) revises the story of Easter Island, implying that construction of its huge stone statues and degradation of the environment both began almost immediately after humans set foot on the island. (Read more.)

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