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"First published in Japan in 1989 by Taokyao Sogensha Co., Ltd. as Kotao Pazuru"--Title page verso.
Author : Alice Arisugawa
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,81 MB
Release : 2016-03-15
Category : College students
ISBN : 9781523935130
"First published in Japan in 1989 by Taokyao Sogensha Co., Ltd. as Kotao Pazuru"--Title page verso.
Author : ANONYMOUS
Publisher : ANONYMOUS
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 18,55 MB
Release :
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
The Enigmatic Moai Statues of Easter Island Embark on a fascinating journey through the mysterious world of Easter Island and its iconic Moai statues. This book delves into the island's discovery, legends, and the enigma surrounding the colossal stone heads. Explore chapters on the early inhabitants, their unique cultural practices, and the ecosystem's role in their society. Uncover the construction and transportation secrets of the Moai, and dive into the mysterious Rongorongo script. Learn about the decline of this vanished civilization, modern archaeological discoveries, and ongoing preservation efforts. Investigate the spiritual and cultural significance of the Moai, and ponder over various theories and speculations, including possible extraterrestrial connections. With a focus on conservation challenges, cultural heritage, and unsolved mysteries, this book offers a comprehensive look at Easter Island's legacy. Whether you're a history enthusiast or a curious traveler, this enthralling account will captivate your imagination.
Author : Terry Hunt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,6 MB
Release : 2011-06-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1439154341
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.
Author : Michael Capek
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 20,21 MB
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0822575833
Examines the mysterious stone heads of Easter Island.
Author : JoAnne Van Tilburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 18,40 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780743244800
A portrait of the first woman archaeologist to work in Polynesia documents Routledge's experiences on Easter Island, beginning with the launch of the 1913 Mana Expedition and continuing with her emersion into local customs and beliefs and battle with schizophrenia.
Author : Lyn Hamilton
Publisher : Berkley
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,2 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Antique dealers
ISBN : 9780425208977
Antiques dealer Lara McClintoch leaves Toronto to head to Easter Island, where she comes face to face with murder as the giant Moai stone carvings bring together a delegation of experts--as well as a killer with a taste for revenge.
Author : The Royal Geographical Society Enterprises Ltd
Publisher : Bonnier Zaffre
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 38,29 MB
Release : 2019-10-03
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1788702379
'This is a great puzzle book, for budding explorers and young adventurers. There's no better way to test your exploration skills without leaving the house!' - Levison Wood Can you pin-point the last-known location of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance? Can you help Amelia Earhart circumnavigate the globe? Are you the next Neil Armstrong? In this unique puzzle book, the Royal Geographical Society brings over a century of maps and expertise to inspire your inner Livingstone and tantalise your budding Columbus. With hundreds of questions on 50 iconic explorers and a mix of mind-boggling maps, word games and trivia questions - it's time to dust off your compass, pack your snow shoes and test your geographical skills against the most legendary adventurers ever to traverse the globe.
Author : Katherine Routledge
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 23,59 MB
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : Travel
ISBN :
"The mystery of Easter island" by Katherine Routledge. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Author : JoAnne Van Tilburg
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 25,10 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Easter Island
ISBN :
Author : P. J. Hatton
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 34,8 MB
Release : 2023-05-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
About the Book Sarah Barnes is a young anthropologist working in the cleaning room at the National Museum, taking care of some of its ancient artifacts. It's a bit of a humdrum life, however, it does have its perks. For every once in a while, she is allowed to head out into the field for some real treasure hunting. After a near death experience on the plains of Africa, at the hands of her long-time nemesis, Sarah becomes entwined in a far larger mystery at home. One of riddles and murders and all things mysterious. After teaming up with a handsome curator of a rival museum and making a dangerous trip to the Florida Keys, Sarah eventually finds herself on her way to the South Pacific as the clues of the riddle begin to unfold. Once there, she finds all is not what it seems, and an enemy that has returned to haunt her! Join Sarah Barnes on her first thrilling adventure, one in which she even receives a new name for all of her efforts. About the Author P. J. Hatton is a native of Vancouver, Canada. He is both an engineer and project manager in addition to being an active member of his church and the Knights of Columbus. Yet, he is also very spirited at putting his imagination to paper with several novels already to his credit. He recently returned from a trip to the fabled Easter Island where he received inspiration for this book. — This is my first foray into a real adventure story set in modern times and at a location I am most excited about. Savannah Barnes is also my first, lead heroine who is about to face a wild thrill ride of exploration and suspense. I hope you like it!