The Survival of Easter Island: Dwindling Resources and Cultural Resilience

” It takes in the historical information and the archaeology of the island, and is one of the first synthetic attempts to talk about resilience. It does this fairly well. I reviewed the book at one point, and have only minor issues with it, but I like the theme of it. Boersema’s work has been very influential in terms of arguing for smaller population size, no collapse – against the bias that has come to the story about the island. So I think it’s a useful modern source.” Read more...

The best books on Easter Island

Terry Hunt, Historian