The Key Role of Jubaea Palm Trees in the History of Rapa Nui: A Provocative Interpretation
The Key Role of Jubaea Palm Trees in the History of Rapa Nui: A Provocative Interpretation
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2003-01-01
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Bork, Hans-Rudolf
Mieth, Andreas
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17
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2
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The Key Role of Jubaea Palm Trees in the History of Rapa Nui
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This paper presents an estimate of the number of Jubaea palm trees on Rapa Nui prior to the last clearance of the palm forest: more than 16 million palm trees. The labor requirements for clearance were enormous (a few hundred people were probably employed in this task for six to eight centuries), as well a the acquired amount of wood and the potential volume of the palm's sap (approx. 1,600,000 liter per year?). Possible uses of the palm's sap are discussed.
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Rapa Nui,
Easter Island,
Jubaea Palm Trees
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