[Rockhounds] Unearthing the mystery of the meaning of Easter Island's Moai

[Paul]

Unearthing the mystery of the meaning of Easter Island's Moai
Rapanui people likely believed the ancient monoliths helped
food grow on the Polynesian island, study reveals
University of California - Los Angeles, December 13, 2019
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/moai-easter-island-meaning-food
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191213143307.htm

The paper is:

Sherwood, S.C., Van Tilburg, J.A., Barrier, C.R., Horrocks, M.,
Dunn, R.K. and Ramírez-Aliaga, J.M., 2019. New excavations in
Easter Island's statue quarry: Soil fertility, site formation and
chronology. Journal of Archaeological Science, 111, p.104994.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336962577_New_excavations_in_Easter_Island's_statue_quarry_Soil_fertility_site_formation_and_chronology
https://www.academia.edu/27220577/Rapa_Nui_Easter_Island_s_Stone_Worlds
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440319300809

A related open-access book is:

Paleoecology of Easter Island – new eBook
https://valentirull.net/2018/09/16/paleoecology-of-easter-island-new-ebook/

Palaeoecology of Easter Island: natural and
anthropogenic drivers of ecological change
https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/4588/palaeoecology-of-easter-island-natural-and-anthropogenic-drivers-of-ecological-change

Yours,

Paul H.