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Author:

Bahn, Paul G.

Title:

Easter Island, Earth Island / Paul Bahn and John Flenley.

Edition:

Rapanui Press 1st ed.

Publisher:

Rapa Nui Press,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

378 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 17 cm.

Subject:

Prehistoric peoples--Easter Island.
Sculpture, Prehistoric--Easter Island.
Easter Island--History.
Easter Island--Antiquities.
History--History

Other Authors:

Flenley, John.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 332-365) and index.

Contents:

The island and its geography -- The original "boat people". Where did they come from? -- How did they get there, and why? -- Living on an island -- Ancestors of stone : a petrified dream. Statues and ceremonies -- The riddle of the quarry -- Rocking or rolling : how were the statues moved? -- Platforms and Pukao : erecting the statues -- Crash go the ancestors -- Orongo and Rongo rongo -- The island that self-destructed -- The last enigma.

Summary:

This book examines the enigmatic Easter Island civilization using new archeological evidence to unlock the mysteries of the island's massive effigies and its unusual "birdman" cult.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)830041129

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)