Easter Island, Earth island : the enigmas of Rapa Nui /: the enigmas of Rapa Nui. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul Bahn, John Flenley.
• Authors: Bahn, Paul G; Flenley, John
• Contents: Preface ; Introduction: European Discovery ; 1: The Island and its Geography ; Part I: The Original "Boat People" ; 2: Where Did They Come From? East or West? ; 3: How Did They Get There, and Why? ; 4: Living on an Island ; Part II: Ancestors of Stone: A Petrified Dream ; 5: Statues and Ceremonies ; 6: The Riddle of the Quarry ; 7: Rocking or Rolling: How Were the Statues Moved? ; 8: Platforms and Pukao: Errecting the Statues ; Part III: The Aftermath ; 9: Crash Go The Ancestors ; 10: Orongo and Rongo Rongo ; 11: The Island That Self-Destructed ; 12: The Last Enigma
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (colour)
• Subjects: 996.18; Prehistoric peoples -- Easter Island; Sculpture, Prehistoric -- Easter Island; Easter Island -- History; Easter Island -- Antiquities
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781442266568
• Related ISBNs: 9781442266551
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