Paul Bahn, John Flenley

Easter Island, Earth Island

The Enigmas of Rapa Nui

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this account of Easter Island, Bahn and Flenley explore the archaeology, history, and legends surrounding the fascinating prehistoric culture that called this remote volcanic island home.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• 4th edition
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 224mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 816g
• ISBN-13: 9781442266551
• ISBN-10: 1442266554
• Artikelnr.: 47883366

Autorenporträt

Paul Bahn, PhD, devotes his time to writing, editing, and translating books on archaeology, and he has a key research interest in prehistoric art as well as the archaeology of Easter Island. His numerous publications include The Archaeology of Hollywood and Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice (with Colin Renfrew). He also serves as editor of Archaeology Hotspots, a series with Rowman & Littlefield of general-interest books exploring the archaeological history of particular countries around the world. John Flenley is emeritus professor of geography at Massey University, University of New Zealand.

Inhaltsangabe

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