The Key Role of Jubaea Palm Trees in the History of Rapa Nui: A Provocative Interpretation

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dc.contributor.authorBork, Hans-Rudolf
dc.contributor.authorMieth, Andreas
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-12T21:59:14Z
dc.date.available2021-11-12T21:59:14Z
dc.date.issued2003-01-01
dc.description.abstract<p>This paper presents an estimate of the number of <em>Jubaea</em> 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.</p>
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10524/64605
dc.subjectRapa Nui
dc.subjectEaster Island
dc.subjectJubaea Palm Trees
dc.titleThe Key Role of Jubaea Palm Trees in the History of Rapa Nui: A Provocative Interpretation
dc.title.alternativeThe Key Role of Jubaea Palm Trees in the History of Rapa Nui
dc.typeResearch paper
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prism.number2
prism.volume17

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