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From: (John Chandler)
Subject: Re: [DNA] Megalith Builders
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:48:17 -0400 (EDT)
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In-Reply-To: <466C0791.3040306@mchsi.com> (message from Rebekah on Sun, 10 Jun2007 09:15:45 -0500)


Rebekah wrote:
> Well my experience of humanity is that people do not sit around and
> starve when the food runs out. Some percent of the population picks up
> and moves.

However, if the island has been completely deforested long before
the food begins to fail, there may not be any boats, or even any
boat builders, left. That would make moving a bit more difficult.

On the other hand, Michael wrote:
> > Also, what makes you think the builders did not go extinct? It is
> > supposed that the meglith builders in Malta basically deforested the
> > island, over farmed and then ran out of food sources?

This is very similar to what happened on Easter Island (Rapa Nui),
even to the detail of megaliths. However, the population did not
disappear, even though it dropped drastically.

John Chandler

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