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These statues represented ancestral chiefs which were treated like gods.

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Transporting the Moai needed equipment which were mainly made out of wood.

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The peak of their civilisation saw them having face the problem of overpopulation and thus resource shortages.

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The main root problem that they face was deforestation.

Deforestation -> Soil Erosion -> Lack of Food Crops -> Competition for Food

Deforestation -> Shortage of Wood -> Competition for Wood

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The toppling of some of the Moai Statues is evidence that there were signs of conflict and also indicated the shift away from the Rapa Nui culture.