Showing posts with label collapse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label collapse. Show all posts
Friday, January 8, 2010
Easter Island
The economy of Easter Island collapsed as a result of resource exploitation: trees were felled to use as sleds and rollers for moving giant stone statues. This led to soil erosion and a collapse of the economy. (As described in this article from the IT, Friday 8 January, 2010).
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