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Easter Island
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Author : JoAnne Van Tilburg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Easter Island written by JoAnne Van Tilburg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Easter Island categories.
Easter Island
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Author : JoAnne Van Tilburg
language : en
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Release Date : 1994
Easter Island written by JoAnne Van Tilburg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Archaeology categories.
Since Easter Island (Rapa Nui) was first discovered nearly 300 years ago, its people, culture and monolithic statues have been seen as an unsolvable riddle. At the heart of the so-called mystery stand the gigantic moai. How were they moved? What do they mean? Over more than 12 years, nearly 1000 statues have been measured, drawn, and photographed by Jo Anne Van Tilburg and a team of colleagues. In this book the author draws on the insights that have been gained, to examine Rapa Nui prehistory in the context of new understandings of ecology and culture.
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 Oxford Handbook Of Prehistoric Oceania
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Author : Ethan E. Cochrane
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018
The Oxford Handbook Of Prehistoric Oceania written by Ethan E. Cochrane and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with History categories.
"The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Oceania presents the archaeology, linguistics, environment and human biology of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. First colonized 50,000 years ago, Oceania witnessed the independent invention of agriculture, the construction of Easter Island's statues, and the development of the word's last archaic states."--Provided by publisher.
Easter Island Archaeology
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Author : Christopher Moore Stevenson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-01-01
Easter Island Archaeology written by Christopher Moore Stevenson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with Easter Island categories.
The Statues That Walked
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Author : Terry Hunt
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2011-06-21
The Statues That Walked written by Terry Hunt and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-21 with History categories.
The monumental statues of Easter Island, both so magisterial and so forlorn, gazing out in their imposing rows over the island’s barren landscape, have been the source of great mystery ever since the island was first discovered by Europeans on Easter Sunday 1722. How could the ancient people who inhabited this tiny speck of land, the most remote in the vast expanse of the Pacific islands, have built such monumental works? No such astonishing numbers of massive statues are found anywhere else in the Pacific. How could the islanders possibly have moved so many multi-ton monoliths from the quarry inland, where they were carved, to their posts along the coastline? And most intriguing and vexing of all, if the island once boasted a culture developed and sophisticated enough to have produced such marvelous edifices, what happened to that culture? Why was the island the Europeans encountered a sparsely populated wasteland? The prevailing accounts of the island’s history tell a story of self-inflicted devastation: a glaring case of eco-suicide. The island was dominated by a powerful chiefdom that promulgated a cult of statue making, exercising a ruthless hold on the island’s people and rapaciously destroying the environment, cutting down a lush palm forest that once blanketed the island in order to construct contraptions for moving more and more statues, which grew larger and larger. As the population swelled in order to sustain the statue cult, growing well beyond the island’s agricultural capacity, a vicious cycle of warfare broke out between opposing groups, and the culture ultimately suffered a dramatic collapse. When Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo began carrying out archaeological studies on the island in 2001, they fully expected to find evidence supporting these accounts. Instead, revelation after revelation uncovered a very different truth. In this lively and fascinating account of Hunt and Lipo’s definitive solution to the mystery of what really happened on the island, they introduce the striking series of archaeological discoveries they made, and the path-breaking findings of others, which led them to compelling new answers to the most perplexing questions about the history of the island. Far from irresponsible environmental destroyers, they show, the Easter Islanders were remarkably inventive environmental stewards, devising ingenious methods to enhance the island’s agricultural capacity. They did not devastate the palm forest, and the culture did not descend into brutal violence. Perhaps most surprising of all, the making and moving of their enormous statutes did not require a bloated population or tax their precious resources; their statue building was actually integral to their ability to achieve a delicate balance of sustainability. The Easter Islanders, it turns out, offer us an impressive record of masterful environmental management rich with lessons for confronting the daunting environmental challenges of our own time. Shattering the conventional wisdom, Hunt and Lipo’s ironclad case for a radically different understanding of the story of this most mysterious place is scientific discovery at its very best.
Easter Island Earth Island
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Author : Paul Bahn
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2017-09-01
Easter Island Earth Island written by Paul Bahn and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-01 with Travel categories.
Easter Island, isolated deep in the South Pacific and now a World Heritage Site, was home to a fascinating prehistoric culture—one that produced massive stone effigies (the moai) and the birdman cult—and yet much of the island’s past remains shrouded in mystery. Where did the islanders come from, and when? How did Rapa Nui culture evolve over the centuries? How, and why, did their natural environment change over time? Paul Bahn and John Flenley guide readers through the mysteries and enigmas of Rapa Nui, incorporating the records of early explorers, folk legends, and archaeological evidence along the way. They cover the island’s geological and environmental history and explore its flora and fauna, illustrating how human actions affected the natural environment of the island. This fourth edition draws in: recent DNA studies of ancient human and animal bones as well as plant remains; evolving understandings of how the moai were transported; and current efforts to reforest the island.
Prehistoric Rapa Nui
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Author : Christopher Stevenson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Prehistoric Rapa Nui written by Christopher Stevenson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Archaeological geology categories.
Easter Island Archaeology
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Author : Mario Silveira
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Easter Island Archaeology written by Mario Silveira and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Easter Island categories.
This well illustrated volume presents in its introduction a personal history of Daniel Schávelzon's experience of Easter Island during his youth before collecting all the papers and work he produced in 2014 leading up to his retirement.
Rapa Nui Easter Island
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Author : Ian Conrich
language : en
Publisher: Frank & Timme GmbH
Release Date : 2016-05-06
Rapa Nui Easter Island written by Ian Conrich and has been published by Frank & Timme GmbH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-06 with History categories.
Easter Island (or Rapa Nui) has long captivated travellers and explorers since it was first encountered by European voyagers in 1722. The island’s colossal stone carvings (moai) have been the primary attraction, yet these have overshadowed the broader culture of the Rapanui people. This significant edited collection brings together thirteen specialists from eight countries in a series of studies that address the pre-history, history, contemporary society and popular culture of Easter Island. Consideration is given to both the Rapanui and western cultures with topics covered including archaeology, anthropology, linguistics, tourism, literature, comic books and music. This is a multidisciplinary book with subjects ranging from fact to fiction and from Thor Heyerdahl and Katherine Routledge to Indiana Jones and Lara Croft.