Easter Island And East Polynesian Prehistory
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Easter Island And East Polynesian Prehistory
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Easter Island And East Polynesian Prehistory written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Easter Island categories.
The Prehistory Of Rapa Nui Easter Island
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Author : Valentí Rull
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-07-11
The Prehistory Of Rapa Nui Easter Island written by Valentí Rull and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-11 with Science categories.
This book addresses the main enigmas of Easter Island’s (Rapa Nui, in the Polynesian language) prehistory from the time of initial settlement to European contact with a multidisciplinary perspective. The main topics include: (i) the time of first settlement and the origin of the first settlers; (ii) the main features of prehistoric Rapanui culture and their changes; (iii) the deforestation of the island and its timing and causes; (iv) the extinction of the indigenous biota, (v) the occurrence of climatic shifts and their potential effects on socioecological trends; (vi) the evidence for a cultural and demographic collapse before European contact; and (vii) the influence of Europeans on prehistoric Rapanui society. The book is subdivided into thematic sections and each chapter is written by renowned specialists in disciplines such as archaeology, anthropology, paleoecology, ethnography, linguistics, ethnobotany, phylogenetics/phylogeography and history. Contributors have been invited to provide an open and objective vision that includes as many views as possible on the topics considered. In this way, the readers may be able to compare different of points of view and make their own interpretations on each of the subjects considered. The book is intended for a wide audience including graduate students, advanced undergraduate students, university teachers and researchers interested in the subject. Given its multidisciplinary character and the topics included, the book is suitable for students and researchers from a wide range of disciplines and interests.
The Prehistory Of Polynesia
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Author : Jesse David Jennings
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1979
The Prehistory Of Polynesia written by Jesse David Jennings and has been published by Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with History categories.
Easter Island S Silent Sentinels
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Author : Kenneth Treister
language : en
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Release Date : 2013
Easter Island S Silent Sentinels written by Kenneth Treister and has been published by University of New Mexico Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Architecture categories.
"This richly illustrated book of the history, culture, and art of Easter Island is the first to examine in detail the island's vernacular architecture, often overshadowed by its giant stone statues"--Provided by publisher.
Subgrouping Of The Rapanui Langugage Of Easter Island In Polynesian And Its Implications For East Polynesian Prehistory
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Author : Roger Curtis Green
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Subgrouping Of The Rapanui Langugage Of Easter Island In Polynesian And Its Implications For East Polynesian Prehistory written by Roger Curtis Green and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with categories.
Ancient Voyagers In Polynesia
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Author : Andrew Sharp
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1964
Ancient Voyagers In Polynesia written by Andrew Sharp and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Māori (New Zealand people) categories.
The Prehistoric Exploration And Colonisation Of The Pacific
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Author : Geoffrey Irwin
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1992
The Prehistoric Exploration And Colonisation Of The Pacific written by Geoffrey Irwin and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Business & Economics categories.
The exploration and colonisation of the Pacific is a remarkable episode of human prehistory. Early sea-going explorers had no prior knowledge of Pacific geography, no documents to record their route, no metal, no instruments for measuring time and none for exploration. Forty years of modern archaeology, experimental voyages in rafts, and computer simulations of voyages have produced an enormous range of literature on this controversial and mysterious subject. This book represents a major advance in knowledge of the settlement of the Pacific by suggesting that exploration was rapid and purposeful, undertaken systematically, and that navigation methods progressively improved. Using an innovative model to establish a detailed theory of navigation, Geoffrey Irwin claims that rather than sailing randomly downwind in search of the unknown, Pacific Islanders expanded settlement by the cautious strategy of exploring upwind, so as to ease their safe return. The author has tested this hypothesis against the chronological data from archaeological investigation, with a computer simulation of demographic and exploration patterns and by sailing throughout the region himself.
Prehistoric Culture In Oceania
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Author : Ichirō Yawata
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Prehistoric Culture In Oceania written by Ichirō Yawata and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Social Science categories.
12 papers on archaeological work in Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia by authors Stuart Scott, Roger Duff, and Thor Heyerdahl, among others. These papers were part of the Eleventh Pacific Science Congress held in Tokyo in 1966, and constitute a progress report, of sorts, on the research being carried out by a two-year program organized by the Bishop Museum in 1962.
Easter Island S Silent Sentinels
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Author : Kenneth Treister
language : en
Publisher: UNM Press
Release Date : 2013-11-15
Easter Island S Silent Sentinels written by Kenneth Treister and has been published by UNM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-15 with Social Science categories.
It may be the most interesting and yet loneliest spot on earth: a volcanic rock surrounded by a million square miles of ocean, named for the day Dutch explorers discovered it, Easter Sunday, April 5, 1722. Here people created a complex society, sophisticated astronomy, exquisite wood sculpture, monumental stone architecture, roads, and a puzzling ideographic script. And then they went about sculpting amazing, giant human figures in stone. This richly illustrated book of the history, culture, and art of Easter Island is the first to examine in detail the island’s vernacular architecture, often overshadowed by its giant stone statues. It shows the conjecturally reconstructed prehistoric pole houses; the ahu, the sculptures’ platform, as a spectacular expression of prehistoric megalithic architecture; and the Easter Island Statue Project’s inventory of the colossal moai sculptures. This publication is made possible in part by a generous contribution from Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund.
Subgrouping Of The Rapanui Language Of Easter Island In Polynesian And Its Implications For East Polynesian Prehistory
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Author : Roger Curtis Green
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Subgrouping Of The Rapanui Language Of Easter Island In Polynesian And Its Implications For East Polynesian Prehistory written by Roger Curtis Green and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Easter Island categories.