* Altman, Ann (trans.). 2004. Early Visitors to Easter Island 1864-1877. Los Osos, California: Easter Island Foundation.

ISBN 1-880636-5-0 soft cover; 143 pp.

5.5" H 8.5" / 14 H 21.6 cm

b/w photos & illustrations

CONTENTS

Map of Easter Island; Introduction. Eugéne Eyraud; Hippolyte Roussel; Pieerra Loti (Julian Viaud); Alphonse Pinart.

Ayres, W.S. and G.S. Ayres, 1995. Geiseler’s Easter Island Report. Manoa: University of Hawai'i.

ISBN 0-8248-1555-6 soft cover; 207 pp.

8.5" H 11" / 21.6 H 28 cm

b/w photos; tables

List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; Title Facsimile. Geiseler’s Report: Hydrographical and Other Noteworthy Information; Information on Prehistory. Ethnography: The Population; Races and Types; Language; The Number System. Customs and Practices: Greeting Forms; Hospitality; Tabu; Vendettas; Thievery and Robbery; Epigamy, Polyandry, Monogamy, Celibacy; Burial, Mourning, and Practices Associated with the Dead; Cannibalism; Respect of the Aged, The Treatment of Ill Persons; Philosophy, Belief, and Religion; Clothing and Adornment; Body Painting and Tattooing; Hair and Beard Dressings; Weapons and Utensils; Nourishment; Housing; Life-style; Organization; Rights and Possessions; Trade and Industry; Origins and History; Miscellaneous Observations and the Influence of Christianity on the Natives of Today. Appendices: Easter Island and Early Historic Chronology of Ship Visits; The Berlin Anthropological Society’s Research and Collecting Guide; Inventory and Description of Ethnographic Specimens Collected and Purchased on Easter Island; Geiseler (Hyäne) and Related Holdings of the Museum für Völkerkunde, Berlin; Collected Vocabulary of the Rapanui Language; Collected Songs. Notes; References.

Bahn, Paul G. and John R. Flenley. 1992. Easter Island, Earth Island. London and New York: Thames and Hudson.

ISBN 0-500-05065-1 hard cover; 240 pp.

7" H 9.75" / 18 H 24.8 cm

b/w & color photos, illustrations, charts

CONTENTS

Preface. Introduction: European Discovery. The Island and its Geography. The Original "Boat People": Where Did They Come From?; How Did They Get There, and Why?; Living on an Island. Ancestors of Stone – A Petrified Dream: Statues and Ceremonies; The Riddle of the Quarry; Rocking or Rolling: How Were the Statues Moved?; Platforms and Pukao: Erecting the Statues. The Aftermath: Crash Go the Ancestors; Orongo and Rongorongo. Conclusion: The Island that Self-Destructed. Epilogue: The Lesson of Easter Island. Visiting Easter Island. Further Reading. Acknowledgments. Sources of Illustrations. Index.

Barthel, Thomas S. 1978. The Eighth Land: The Polynesian Discovery and Settlement of Easter Island (Anneliese Martin, trans.). Honolulu: The University Press of Hawai'i.

ISBN 0-8248-0553-4 hard cover; 372 pp.

6" H 8.5" / 15 H 21.6 cm

tables

 CONTENTS

Preface. The First Inhabitants of Easter Island; Earlier History in the Old Homeland; The Dream Voyage of Hau Maka; The Explorers; The Voyage of Hotu Matua; The Arrival of Hotu Matua; Conflict with Oroi; Conflict with Vakai; The Death of Hotu Matua; The Stone Figures; Origin of Manuscript E; Text of Manuscript E. Bibliography; Index.

Barthel, Thomas S. 1958. Grundlagen zur Entzifferung der Osterinselschrift. Hamburg: Cram, De Gruyter.

no ISBN; hard cover; 346 pp.

12.7 × 20.32 cm / 5" H 8"

64 tables (sign lists, tablet schematics, inscription tracings, etc.); no photos

INHALT (contents)

Vorwort; Einleitung; Denkmäler der Klassischen Osterinselschrift; Die Wiedergabe der Schriftzeichen durch Kennziffern; Corpus Inscriptionum Paschalis Insulae (Transkription, Vorkommensnachweis); Textparallelen in der Osterinselschrift; Regeln und Häufigkeiten; Die Metoro-Gesänge und ihre Auswertung; Die Natur; Die Himmelskörper; Die Götter; Die Menschen; Die Handlungen; Der Tod; Ethnographica; Die Schrift; Ergebnisse; Literaturverzeiehnis.

Bellwood, Peter. 1978. The Polynesians: Prehistory of an Island People. London: Thames & Hudson.

ISBN 0-500-27450-9 soft cover; 175 pp.

6.25" H 9.5" / 16 H 24 cm

b/w photos & drawings

CONTENTS

Introduction: The Geography of Polynesia; European Navigators in Polynesia; the Whence of the Polynesians — Theories Before 1952; Cultural Divisions within Polynesia. The Polynesian Peoples and their Cultures: The Polynesian People; Polynesian Linguistic History; Polynesian Societies; Polynesian Economics; Polynesian Canoes and Navigation. The Archaeological Origins of the Polynesians: The Lapita Culture; Western Polynesia and the Polynesian Outliers: 1500 BC - AD 500; The Great Expansion: Eastern Polynesia AD 300 - 1200. The Tropical Chiefdoms AD 1200 - 1800: The Tongan Islands; The Samoan Islands; The Eastern Islands; Tahiti and the Society Islands; The Tuamotu, Austral, and Cook Islands; The Marquesas Islands; The Hawaiian Islands; The Mystery Islands. Into Southern Waters: Easter Island; New Zealand; The Archaic Phase; The Classic Maori Phase in the North Island; The Classic Maori Life-style. The Achievements of the Polynesians. Notes. Bibliography. List of Illustrations. Index.

Campbell, R. 1971. La Herencia Musical de Rapanui. Easter Island: Museum Store. [Reprint: Museum Store/Rapanui Press, 2006]

no ISBN; soft cover; 594 pp.

21 H 16 cm / 8.25" H 6.25"

b/w photos [+ CD-ROM]

A Manera de Epilogo; Índice Alfabético; Índice Bibliográfico.

Campbell, R. 1999. Mito y Realidad Rapa Nui. Santiago: Editorial Andres Bello.

ISBN 9561315807 soft cover; 368 pp.

12.7 H 20.32 cm / 5" × 8"

b&w photos & several color plates

Filología: Introducción; Vocabulario; Leyendas y Mitos; Fábulas y Cuentos; Poesía. Etnomusicología: Introducción; Presencia de la Música Antigua; Ensayo de Clasificación; Grupos Musicales y Danzas; Instrumentos Autóctonos; Características Musicales Generales; Diversos Tipos de Cantos; Cantos Litúrgicos Católicos. Paleografía: Introducción; Rese a Histórica de las Tabletas; Tentativas de Desciframiento; Diversas Clases de Tabletas y Escuela de los Maori Kohau Rongorongo; Descripción de los Signos y Diversos Tipos; Posibilidades de Futuras Investigaciones. Paleomedicina: Introducción; Anatomía Humana; Principios de Fisiología y Signos Vitales; Ciclos Vitales y Ritos Ancestrales; Enfermedades Infecciosas; Traumatismos y Heridas; Creencias y Supersticiones; Medidas Terapéuticas; Afecciones Nerviosas y Mentales; Somatotipo y Caracteres Psico-físicos; Conclusiones. Espeleología: Generalidades; Experiencia Personal; Clasificación; Planificación; Labor de Campo y Equipamiento Mínimo Násico; Proyección. Bibliografía.

C.E.I.P.P. 1982. Nouveau Regard sur l'Île de Pâques. Saintry sur Seine: Moana Editeur.

ISBN 2904279008 hard cover; 288 pp.

23 × 31.5 cm / 9.055" × 12.4"

B&W & color illustrations

L’île De Pâques et L’égarement du Public; Introduction la Connaissance De Lîle De Pâques; Entretiens Avec Le P^r Sergio Rapu; Nos Grandes Expéditions. La Découverte et Dutrou-Bornier: L’expédition Roggeveen (M.-C. Laroche); Le Médaillon Oriental (P.-L. Ovigny). Les Statues et L’architecture: Statuaire et Architecture (J.-P. Wieczorek); Les Yeux des Statues (J. Vignes); La Mise en Oeuvre des Moai (J.-P. Mohen); Le Déplacement des Statues (A. Valenta); Un Moai Disparu et Oublié (E. Dederen); Un Moai Disparu, Oublié et Retrouvé (A. Valenta). La Géologie: Mission Rapa Nui 1989 - Géologie Appliquée Uarchitecture (C. Royer); Le Petit Outillage en Obsidienne de Lîle de Pâques (A. Crémillieux). Les Hiéroglyphes: Les Hiéroglyphes ee L’île De Pâques (H. Lefebvre-Brion J. et C. Reichenbach); Des Écrits et des Langues (G. Culimann); Les Textes Kohau Rongo Rongo (I. Fédorova). La Végétation et Le Passé De L’île: L’étude du Professeur John Flenley (R. Duranton et A. Valenta); La Paléoécologie de L’île De Pâques et Son Désastre Écologique (J. Flenley); Le Toromiro (B. Aldén); Le Sophora Toromiro de L’île de Pâques (C. Orliac); Le Palmier des Pascuans (M. Orliac). La Génétique et La Connaissance des Populations: Réflexion Sur Le Peuplement de L’île de Pâques (V. Bodin); Les Marqueurs Génétiques (G. Dine); Les Enseignements du P^r Jean Dausset (A. Valenta); Les Recherches Génétiques du P^r Dausset a L’île De Pâques et en Polynésie Française (A. Valenta); Le Hla des Polynésiens D’amanu (G. Pelz); Les Couleurs et Les Rites Les Couleurs L’île de Pâques (P. et M. Deribéré);  Anciens Rites Funéraires de L’île de Pâques (M. Bouyssonnie); La plus Grande Bibliographie L’oeuvre de Michel Jumeau (A. Valenta); Mes Recherches Bibliographiques Pascuanes (M.-A. Jumeau); Pierre Loti et L’île de Pâques (A. Valenta).

Charola, A.E. 1994. Easter Island: The Heritage and its Conservation. World Monuments Fund, New York.

ISBN 0-9627931-4-0 soft cover; 68 pp.

8.25" H 11.75" / 21 H 30 cm

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 CONTENTS

Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction. The World Monuments Fund on Easter Island; Historical Overview; The Monuments of Easter Island; The Preservation of Easter Island’s Monuments; Appendix I: The Archaeological Elements of Easter Island; Appendix II: Glossary; Appendix III: Bibliography; Easter Island’s Key Sites

Charola, A.E. 1997. Death of a Moai. Easter Island Statues: Their Nature, Deterioration, and Conservation. Los Osos, California: Easter Island Foundation.

ISBN 1-880636-11-5 soft cover; 50 pp.

8.5" H 11" / 21.6 H 28 cm

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CONTENTS

List of Figures; Foreword; Prologue. An Island Rises from the Sea; A Statue is Born; The Moai Ages; What Ails the Moai?; Can the Moai be Saved?; Moai as Petroglyphs; Epilogue; Lexicon of Geological and Minerological Terms; Bibliography.

Chauvet, Stéphen-Charles. 2005 [1935]. The Mysteries of Easter Island. (Ann M. Altman, trans.; Shawn McLaughlin, ed.).

www.chauvet-translation.com

SOMMAIRE (contents)

Translator's Introduction. Preface to the English Edition. Preface. Dedication. In Memoriam. Easter Island: General Information; History. The Easter Islanders: Traditions and History; Anthropological Study; Tattoos and Body Painting; Hairstyles and Hair Ornaments; Clothes; Dwellings and Objects in Daily Use; Social Organization; List of the Kings of Easter Island; War; Customs and Traditions. Flora and Fauna: Botany; Zoology and Ichthyology; Fish; Fishing. Religion: Introduction; The Bird Cult; The Tangata Manu. Monuments and Megaliths: The Monumental Statues of the Pakeopa and Ahu; The Monumental Statues at Rano Raraku; The Third Type of Monumental Statue; Various Other Stone Carvings. Carved Wooden Objects: Identifiable Periods in Easter Island Art; Ancient Wooden Statuettes Depicting Humans; The Semiotic Value of the Ancient Human Statuettes; Statuettes from the Decadent Period. The Talking Tablets of Easter Island: History; Introduction to the Language of the Ancient Easter Islanders; A List of Tablets from Easter Island; Translation of the Easter Island Hieroglyphics; Echancrée Rongorongo; Complementary Considerations Related to the Migration of the Ancestors of the Ancient Easter Islanders. Addendum: A Warning. Figure Legends. Bibliography (by Chauvet): A Warning. Current Sources and Further Reading; Acknowledgements. Figures: Plates 1-68; Additional Figures.

Chauvet, Stéphen-Charles. 1945. La Isla de Pascua y Sus Misterios. Santiago de Chile: Zigzag.

no ISBN; soft cover; 413 pp.

16.5 H 24 cm / 6.5" H 9.5"

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CONTENIDO (contents)

Prologo; Prefacio; Dedicado; In Memoriam.  Isla de Pascua: Generalidades; Historia. Los Pascuenses: Tradicion e Historia; Estudio Antropologico Tatuajes y Tinturas; Cabellera, Pienados y Adornos; Vestiduras; Habitaciones y Utensilios; Constitucion Social; Armas y Guerras; Usos y Costumbres. Flora y Fauna: Botanica; Zoologia e Ictiologia; Pesca; Material de Pesca. Religion: Generalidades; Culto del Pajaro. Monumentos y Construcciones Magaliticas: Estatuas Monumentales de los "Pakeopa" y Los "Ahu"; Estatuas Monumentales del Rano-Raraku; Estatuas Monumentales del Tercer Tipo; Diversos Trabajos en Piedra. Objectos Esculpidos en Madera: Periodos Sucesivos del Arte Pascuense; Estatuillas Humanas Arcaicas; Valor Semiologico de las Estatuillas Humanas Arcaicas; Decadencia de las Estatuillas. Tabillas Parlantes de la Isla de Pascua: Lista de las Tabillas de la Isla de Pascua; Traduccion de los Caracteres Pascuenses; Origines de los Caracteres; Consideraciones Complementarias Sobre el Periplo de los Antepasados de los Pascuenses.

Addendum; Bibliografia; Iconografia Antigua de la Isla de Pascua; Comprobaciones Desconocidas Hasta Hoy; Tabla de los Grabados. Appendice: Noticia Historica y Juridica Sobre el Dominio de la Isla de Pascua; Anexos.

Chauvet, Stéphen-Charles. 1935. L'Ile de Paques et ses Mysteres. Aux Editions "Tel".

no ISBN; soft cover; 413 pp.

25.4 H 30.5 cm / 10" H 12"

b/w photos & drawings

SOMMAIRE (contents)

Préface; Dédié; In Memoriam; Ile de Paques: Généralités; Historique. Les Pascuans: Tradition et Histoire; Étude Anthropologique; Tatouages et Tientures; Chevelure, Coiffures et Ornements; Vétements. Habitations et Objets Usuels: Constitution Sociale; Armes et Guerres. Moeurs et Coutumes: Alimentation Flore et Faune: Botanique; Zoologie et Ichtyologie; Pêche: Pirogues; Matériel de Pêche. Religion: Généralités; Culte de l’Oiseau. Monuments et Constructions Mégalithiques: Statues Monumentales des Pakeopa et Ahu; Statues Monumentales du Ranoraraku; Statues Monumentales du Troisième Type; Oeuvres Diverses en Pierre. Objets Sculptés en Bois: Périodes Successives de l’Art Pascuan; Statuettes Humaines Archaiques; Valeur Séméiologique des Statuettes Humaines Archaiques; Décadence des Statuettes. Tablettes Parlantes de l’Ile de Paques: Liste des Tablettes de l’Ile de Paques; Traducion des Caractères Pascuans; Origine des Caractères; Considérations Complémentaires sur le Périple des Ancêtres des Pascuans Archaiques. Addendum; Bibliographie; Iconographie Ancienne de l’Ile de Paques; Table de Matires; Table des Figures.

Cristino, C., P. Vargas and R. Izaurieta. 1981. Atlas Arqueológico de Isla de Pascua. Chile: Corporacion Toesca

no ISBN; soft cover; 27 pp.

25.4 H 31.75 cm / 10" H 12.5"

b/w photos (plates) & drawngs + tipped-in maps

Presentación. Antecedentes Generales; Prospección; Metodología; Resultados Generales; Glosario; Bibliografía. Laminas: Clave de Ubicación de Cuadrángulos; Claves para Utilización del Atlas. Q1 – Rano Kau; Q2 – Vinapu; Q3: Hanga Roa; Q4 – Maunga Orito; Q5 – Hanga Poukura; Q6 – Vaihu; Q7 – Akahanga; Q8 – Tahai; Q9 – Maunga Vaka Kipu; Q10 – Maunga o Tu’u; Q11 – Vaitea; Q12 – Oroi; Q13 – Hanga Maihiku; Q14 – Tongariki; Q18 – Maunga o Koro; Q28 – Rano Mariku; Área Rano Raraku; Sector Canteras Exteriores; Sector Canteras Superiores.

* Drake, Alan. 1992. The Ceremonial Center of Orongo. Woodland, California: Easter Island Foundation.

ISBN 1-880636-00-X soft cover; 100 pp.

5.5" H 8.5" / 14 H 21.6 cm

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CONTENTS

Preface; Introduction. Rano Kau; The Orongo Sites; Historical Inquiries; House Construction; Mata Ngarau; The Birdman Cult; Motu Nui; Mataveri; Vai Atare and the Caldera; The Ancient Society; Easter Island Artifacts in Museums; Savoring Orongo; Afterword; Maps of Rapanui and Orongo; Notes; Bibliography/References Illustrations; Glossary; Index.

Du Feu, V. 1996. Rapa Nui: Descriptive Grammar. London: Routledge.

ISBN 0-415-00011-4 soft cover; 217 pp.

5.5" H 8.5" / 14 H 21.6 cm

no photos or drawings

Introduction. Rapa Nui – The Place and the People; The Language; Previous Descriptions of the Language; Orthography; Alphabet; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations. Syntax: Sentence Types; Subordination; Internal Structure of the Sentence; Adjectival Phrases; Adverbial Phrases; Prepositional / Postpositional Phrases; Noun Phrase; Coordinating Conjunctions; Omission of Elements; Expressing Negation; Negative Particles and Their Positions; Single and Double Negatives; Means of Expressing Anaphora; Domains of Anaphora; No Reflexive Pronoun; The Scope of Reflexivity; Antecedent and Reflexive; Reciprocals; Structure of Comparison; Omissions of Elements; Difference Between Types; Correlative Comparison; Possession; Emphasis / Focus; Means of Indicating Topic; Topicalized Elements; Regular Topicalization; Heavy Shift; Minor Sentence Types; Operational definitions. Morphology: Inflection; Noun Inflection; Pronouns; Verb Morphology; Adjectives; Prepositions and Postpositions; Numerals and Quantifiers; Adverbs; Clitics; Derivational Morphology; Reduplication, Causatives, Deverbatives; Derived Verbs. Phonology: Phonological Units; Distinctive Segments; List of Elements; Phonotactics; Consonant Combinations; Vowel Combinations; Lexical Structure and Word Structure; Syllable Structure; Length in Vowels; Stress; Pitch; Intonation; Metathesis; Deletion and Insertion; Reduplication; Morphophonology. Ideophones and Interjections. Lexicon: Kinship – by Blood, Partial Blood, Marriage, Adoption; Colour Terminology; Body Parts; Cooking Terminology; Tools; Natural Phenomena; Stars; Insults; Basic Vocabulary. Appendix: The Story of the Yellow Fish. References; Index.

Englert, S. 2006. Legends of Easter Island. Bilingual Texts. (Corrected Edition.) Museum Store / Rapanui Press.

ISBN 0-415-00011-4 soft cover; 217 pp.

5.5" H 8.5" / 14 H 21.6 cm

no photos or drawings

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Religious Traditions: Makemake the Creator; Makemake the Creator; Vision of a Divine Being; Ui Atua Rock; Two Spirits Tare and Rapahango; Ko Tangaroa; The Men in Charge of Making Prayers for Rain. History of Hotu Matu’a: His Homeland. Cataclysm. Vision of Hau Maka; Expedition of the Seven Explorers; Arrival of Hotu Matu’a; Cultivation of Yams Brought from Hotu Matu’a’s Homeland; Hotu Matu’a Sends Men to Bring the Tautó; Oroi Episode; Discord between Hotu Matu’a and Vakai. Vakai’s Death; Last Works and Death of Hotu Matu’a; Burial of Hotu Matu’a; Skull of Hotu Matu’a; Obsidians from Hare o Ava (Burial of Hotu Matu’a). Historical Traditions: An Ancient Cataclysm; Ngatavake; Ngatavake and Te Ohiro; Tribes of Ancient Times; People of the Tribes of the Old Days; Hanau Eepe: Their Immigration and Extermination. Stone Statues and Burial Monuments: Work of the Stone Statues; Version of an Explanatory Detail Regarding the Previous Tale; Felling of the Stone Statues; Three Sources of the Tradition of Putting "Hats" on the Moai; Tu’u Ko Iho‘s Small Statues, Kavakava Moai; Living Remembrance; Transport of the Stone Statues; Hollows for Corpses. Ancient Customs: Houses Built on Paenga Stones; Caves; People’s Beds; Mahute Cape; Mahute Cape; Te Manu Keu Renga; Loincloths; Hats; Reimiro and Tahonga; Marriages; Anakena, a Sacred Place; King’s Servant; Homages to the King; Eugenic Law of the Ariki; Kings’ Skulls; Birth of a Child; Children’s Food; Hens for a Child’s Good Luck; Curanto; Offering the First Curanto for the First Child; The Way of Making Fire; Tattoos; Children’s Tattoos; Children Accustomed to Living in Houses; Colored Earth; Youth in Isolation; Sacred Prohibitions (He Tapu); A Father’s Curse; Paina Celebrations; Bird Celebrations (Hens, Roosters, Chickens); Ma’ari Sport; Sandalwood Bark Pastime; Surf-riding Sport; Insult Songs; Tapa Manu; "The Man Who Owns the Bird"; Men in Charge of Making Curses; Mortuary Area. Fishing: Fishing Talismans; Plumb Line (Eel) Fishing; Prohibition of Tuna and Po’opo’o Fishing; Atur Fishing; Families of "Long Breath"; A Story of Two Fishermen. The Kohau Motu Mo Rongorongo: Teacher of the Old Writing; Spelling Book for the Learning of Future Maori Kohau Rongorongo; One Kohau Motu Mo Rongorongo from Rano Kau; Origin of a Kohau Rongorongo. Wars and Cannibalism: Combat Maneuvers; Avenger; Poio’s Boat; Uru a Rei’s Leg; Story of Makita and Roke Aua; Ure o Hei: Victim of Cannibalism. Legends and Stories: Uho, the Beautify Young Girl; Story of Repa a Punga; Tama te Rano Kao and Ure a Maitaki; Legend of Manini a Ohera and Hanga te Raumiro; Story of Moa Para; Sailor named Moaha; Ika Uri; Some Memories of the Infancy of Renga Hopuhopu a Te Tono; Memories of the Infancy of the Catechist Nicholás Ure Potahi, called Pakarati. Notes.

Englert, Sebastián. 1970. Island at the Center of the World. New York: Charles Scribner's sons.

no ISBN; hard cover; 191 pp.

7.75" H 10.5" / 19.7 H 27 cm

b/w & color photos & drawings

CONTENTS

Foreword; Note on Pronunciation. Traditions, Records, and Geography; Where Did the Polynesians Originate?; Man Comes to Easter Island; Building a New Life; Religious and Social Practices; The Inscribed Tablets; The Death of Hotu Matu'a and the Coming of Other Immigrants; The Outdoor Altars; The Great Statues; The Beginning of the End; Conflicts and Cannibalism; Final Tragedy. Appendices: People Mentioned in the Text; List of Ariki Henua; Places Mentioned in the Text. Reference notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

Englert, Sebastián. 1948. La Tierra de Hotu Matu'a. Padre Las Casas (Chile): "San Francisco". [Reprint: Rapanui Press, 2006]

no ISBN; soft cover; 534 pp.

16 H 21 cm / 6.25" H 8.25"

b/w photo supplement (reprint only)

CONTENIDO (contents)

Introducción.  Historia: El Cataclismo de Hiva; Inmigración de Hotu Matu'a; La Colonización; Ariki, Tribus y Familias; Final de la Historia de Hotu Matu'a; Origen de las Esculturas en Madera; Segunda Inmigración y Monumentos de Piedra; Lucha Racial y Primer Contacto con el Mundo; Guerras Intestinas y Decadencia; Acontecimientos Trágicos y Miseria Final. Etnología: Creencias y Prácticas Religiosas; Rasgos Psicológicos y Moral; Aspecto Ffísico de la Raza; Habitaciones y Vestuario; La Pesca; La Alimentación; El Abastecimiento de Agua; Juegos, Deportes y Fiestas; Diversas Nociones; Las Tabletas Inscriptas. Lengua: Gramática; Lecturas; Diccionario. Inventario de los Ahu.

Esen-Bauer, H.-M. 1990. State and Perspectives of Scientific Research in Easter Island Culture. Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, 1990

ISBN 3-924500-64-9 soft cover; 235 pp.

21 H 29.8 cm / 8.25" H 11.75"

b/w photos + tables

CONTENTS

Foreword (W. Ziegler); Introduction (H.-M. Esen-Baur); Religious Terminology of Easter Island and Polynesia (H. Cain); Ethnological and Folklore Data in the Symbolic Interpretation of Easter Island Art Objects (I.K. Fedorova); The First Figures to be Collected from Easter Island (D. Attenborough); The Mystery of the Rapanui Language (W.W. Schuhmacher); La Profecía de Renga Varevare a Te Niu (O. Blixen); Wege durch die Nacht (Rongorongo-Studien auf dem Santiagostab) (T.S. Barthel); Problems of Methods in Interpreting Easter Island Data (J. Guiart); Is a New Approach to the Decipherment of Rongorongo Writing Necessary? (J. Vignes); The Katherine Routledge Notes and Photos, Their Importance for Easter Island (C.M. Love); Cartografía Histórica de la Isla de Pascua en el Siglo XVIII, Acompañada de Algunos Datos Etnológicos y Arqueológicos (F. Mellén Blanco); How to Make and Move an Easter Island Statue (C.M. Love); Reconstruction of the Transport of Moai (P. Pavel); The Lost Observatories of Rapa Nui (W. Liller); Aim and Concept of the Easter Island Exhibit in Frankfurt (H.-M. Esen-Baur); Aim and Concept of the Easter Island Exhibit in Brussels (F. Forment); Acciones de Conservacidn en Isla de Pascua (M. Bahamondez Prieto); The Conservation of the Moai "Hange Kio’e" - Methods and Consequences of the Restoration (M. Roth); Changes in the Easter Island Flora - Comments on Selected Families (G. Zizka); Wild and Introduced Plants on Easter Island - A Report on Some Species Noted in February 1988 (B. Aldén); Donnees Nouvelles sur la Disparition du Palmier (cf. Jubaea) de l’Ile de Paques (M. Arnold, M. Orliac & H. Valladas); Sophora toromiro, One of the Raw Materials Used by Pascuan Carvers: Some Examples in the Collections of Musee de l’Homme (C. Orliac); Sophora toromiro in the Botanical Garden University Bonn (W. Lobin); Modern Plant Biotechnology as a Tool for the Reestablishment of Genetic Variability in Sophora toromiro (H.-J. Jacobsen & G. Dohmen).

Esen-Baur H.M. (ed.) 1989. 1500 Jahre Kultur der Osterinsel: Schätze aus dem Land des Hotu Matua. Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern.

ISBN 3-8053-1064-1 hard cover; 326 pp.

21.6 H 23.5 cm / 8.5" H 9.25"

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Sponsoren; Leihgeber; Autoren; Grußworte; Natur- und kulturgeschichtlicher Hintergrund: Einführung (H.-M. Esen-Baur); Naturgeschichte der Osterinsel (G. Zizka); Lebensraum Ozeanien (W. Stöhr); Die Europäer entdecken die Osterinsel (E. Vogler); Missionsgeschichte der Osterinsel (M. Buschkühl). Kultur der Osterinsel: Megalithische Steinplastiken und monumentale Architektur (H.-M. Esen-Baur); Die Felsbilder-Kunst auf Rapa Nui (G. Lee); Das Vogelmotiv in der traditionellen Holzskulptur der Osterinsel (F. Forment); Eingekerbte Vergangenheit. Die Zukunft der Rongorongo-Studien (T.S. Barthel); Die Schriftzeichen der Osterinsel (J. Guiart); Sieben tapa-Arbeiten von der Osterinsel (H.-M. Esen-Baur). Archäologie und Chemie: Konservierung der großen Steinbüsten (M. Roth); Die Abformung von zwei moai und einer ahu-Fassade auf der Osterinsel sowie die Ausformung zur Gewinnung originalgetreuer Kopien (U. Hänig, D.F. Sauer). Gegenwart und Zukunft: Die Osterinsel heute (H.-M. Esen-Baur, C. Walter); Gedanken zum heutigen Kunstschaffen auf der Osterinsel (H.-M. Esen-Baur). Katalog (H.-M. Esen-Baur): Moai kavakava; Moai papa; Moai tangata; Moai tangata manu; Moko; Rei miro; Tahonga; Ua; Ao, rapa; Kohau rongorongo; Heterogene Holzschnitzereien; Kleine Steinfiguren (moai maea); Petroglyphen; Rindenbaststoff - (tapa) Figuren; Waffen, Werkzeuge, Geräte und andere Gegenstände des täglichen Bedarfs; Modernes Kunstschaffen. Abbildungsnachweis; Glossar.

Fischer, Steven Roger. 2005. Island at the End of the World: The Turbulent History Of Easter Island. London: Reaktion.

ISBN 1-86189-245-4 hard cover; 304 pp.

6" H 9" / 15 H 23 cm

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Introduction. The Polynesian Frontier; White Men and Birdmen; Pirates and Priests; Rancho Isla de Pascua; Museum Island. References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photographic Acknowledgements; Index.

Fischer, Steven Roger. 1997. Rongorongo: The Easter Island Script. History, Traditions, Texts. Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics 14.  Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.

ISBN 0-19-823710-3 hard cover; 714 pp.

6.5" H 9.5" / 16.5 H 24 cm

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History: The "Signatures" of 1770; The "Great Death"; Discovery; Destruction; Rediscovery; The Search Begins; Miklukho-Maklai; Growing European Interest; Bishop Jaussen and Metoro Tau'a Ure; Croft, Harrison, and Palmer; Into the 1880s; William Judah Thomson and Ure Va'e Iko; The Close of the Nineteenth century; "How Can the Riddle be Solved?"; Katherine Pease Routledge; Fantasts and Speculators; The Franco-Belgian Expedition and Alfred Métraux; From von Heine-Geldern to Heyerdahl; The St. Petersburg School; Thomas S. Barthel; Pebbles and Pearls. Traditions: The Informant Problem; Nomenclature; Categories of Inscriptions; Songs; Tapu; The Experts of Nga'ara; Rongorongo Rites; The "Rongorongo Schools"; Reading; Language; Whence and When? Texts: Material Resources; Production; Naming the Rongorongo; Statistics; Reproduction and Facsimiles; The Rongorongo Inscriptions; The Epigonies; The "Lost Inscriptions"; Ta'u; Mama; Other Inscriptions. Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; References; Index.

Fischer, Steven Roger (ed.). 1993. Easter Island Studies: Contributions to the History of Rapanui in Memory of William T. Mulloy. Oxford: Oxbow Monograph 32.

ISBN 0-946897-60-3 soft cover; 247 pp.

8.25" H 11.75" / 21 H 29.8 cm

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Introduction (S.R. Fischer). William Mulloy: A Memoir (E.R. Mulloy). Willliam Mulloy and Rapanui (G.W. Gill). Bibliography of William T. Mulloy. Natural History: Rapanui: The Geological Parameters (S.R. Fischer and C. M. Love); Present Flora of Easter Island and Its Origins (J.R. Flenley); Marine Fauna of Rapanui, Past and Present (L.H. DiSalvo and J.E. Randall); Terrestrial Fauna of Easter Island (K. Klemmer and G. Zizka); Paleoecology of Easter Island, and its Ecological Disaster (J.R. Flenley); Rapanui Flora: Needs and Possibilities for Conservation (G. Zizka). History of Settlement: History of Human Settlement on Rapa Nui (P.G. Bahn); Human Osteology of Rapa Nui (G.W. Gill and D.W. Owsley); Naming of Rapanui (S.R. Fischer); A Bibliography of the Rapanui Material in the General Archives of the Fathers of the Sacred Hearts (Picpus) (A. Mark). Archaeology: A Brief History of Rapanui Archaeology up to 1956 (Paul G. Bahn); Norwegian Expedition to Easter Island in Retrospect (C.S. Smith); Archaeology of the Monolithic Scuylptures of rapanui: A General Review (P.G. Bahn); A Survey and Documentation of the Moai of Rapanui (W. Liller); Dating of Rapanui Monolithic Sculpture (A. Skjølsvold); Importance of Soil Temperature and Relative Humidity in Obsidian Dating... (C.M. Stevenson, et al.); Easter Island Ahu Revisited (C.M. Love); Rock Art of Rapanui (G. Lee); Monuments in the Archaeoastronomy of Rapanui (W. Liller); Preservation of Rapanui’s Archaeological Heritage (A.E. Charola and C.A. Weber). Traditions: Rapanui Pantheon (A. Bierbach and H. Cain); Concept of Akuaku (O. Blixen); Rapanui Myths and Legends as Reflections of Shamanistic Beliefs (I.K. Fedorova); Tangata Manu of Rapanui (H.-M. Esen-Bauer); Traditional Foods of Rapanui (N.J. Pollock); Rapanui’s Ancient Medicinal Arts (R. Campbell). Language and Scripts: Rapanui Language (V.M. Du Feu and S.R. Fischer); Postcontact Change in the Rapanui language (W.W.Schuhmacher); Modern Rapanui Language: Retention and Survival (V.M. Du Feu); Perspectives and Directions of the Classical Rapanui Script (T.S. Barthel); A Provisional Inventory of the Inscribed Artifacts in the Three Rapanui Scripts (S.R. Fischer); Traditional Production of the Rapanui Tablets (François Dederen and S.R. Fischer). The Arts: Performing Arts of Rapanui (R. Campbell); Rapanui Crafts: Wooden Sculptures Past and Present (J. Seaver); Types of Wood Used in Rapanui Carvings (C. Orliac); "You are Crab, Crayfish, and Octopus": Personal and Group Symbols in Rapanui Wood Sculpture (F. Forment); Symbolismn in Rapanui Art (A.M. Arredondo). Postcontact Change: Modernization of Rapanui (J.D. Porteous); Postscript (S.R. Fischer). Glossary; Contributors; Index.

Flenley, John & Paul Bahn. 2002. Enigmas of Easter Island.  London: Oxford University Press.

ISBN 0-19280340-9 hard cover; 256 pp.

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Introduction: European Discovery; The Island and its Geography.

The Original “Boat People”: Where Did They Come From?; How Did They Get There, and Why?; Living on an Island. Ancestors of Stone: A Petrified Dream: Statues and Ceremonies; The Riddle of the Quarry; Rocking and Rolling: How Were the Statues Moved?; Platforms and Pukao: Erecting the Statues. The Aftermath: Crash Go the Ancestors; Orongo and Rongorongo; The Island That Self-destructed; The Last Enigma. Appendix: Visiting Easter Island. Notes; Further Reading; Acknowledgements; Index.

Heyerdahl, Thor and Edwin N. Ferdon, Jr. (eds.). 1961. The Archaeology of Easter Island: Reports of the Norwegian Archaeological Expedition to Easter Island and the East Pacific. Monograph 24. Santa Fe: School of American Research and Museum of New Mexico.

no ISBN; Vol. 1 – hard cover; 559 pp.

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no ISBN; Vol. 2 – hard cover; 512 pp.

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Acknowledgements. General Introduction: The Objectives of the Expedition (T. Heyerdahl): A review of previous sub-surface archaeology in Polynesia; Problems in anticipation. Itinerary and Organization (T. Heyerdahl and C.S. Smith); An Introduction to Easter Island (T. Heyerdahl): Geography; History. Archaeological Reports: I. Ceremonial Sites: The Ceremonial Center of Vinapu (W. Mulloy): Ahu No. 1; Ahu No.2; Village No.1; Artifacts; Summary; Appendix: Location of Artifacts. A Temporal Sequence Derived from Certain Ahu (C.S. Smith): Introduction; Descriptions of the Ahu: Ahu Hekii (E-17); Ahu Tepeu (E-13); Ahu Te Pito Kura (E-18); Ahu Nau Nau (E-23); Ahu O Hae (E-25); Interpretations; Conclusions; Comparisons; Summary. The Ceremonial Site of Orongo (E.N. Ferdon, Jr.): Complex A: The Plaza, Structures, Sculpture and Pictographs; Complex B: House Construction and Features, Entryway Pits House Decorations, Trenches; Complex C: Artifacts, Structures, Rooms 49E and R-31; Discussion: Gods, Symbolic Art, Associated Structures, Comparisons. II. Dwelling Sites: Two Habitation Caves (C.S. Smith): Introduction; Paupau Cave; O-hae Cave; Conclusions. Dwellings of Hotu Matua (A. Skjølsvold): Hotu Matua cave; Hotu Matua house. Maunga Ahuhepa House Site (C.S. Smith): The hill-top terrace; The house; The enclosure; The refuse deposit; Artifacts; Conclusions. Tuu ko Ihu Village (C.S. Smith); House Foundations Hare Paenga in Rano Raraku (A. Skjølsvold); Site E-2, A Circular Stone Dwelling at Anakena (A. Skjølsvold); Sites E-4 and E-5 (E.N. Ferdon, Jr.); Stone Houses in the Terraces of Site E-21 (E.N. Ferdon, Jr.); The Tupa of Hiromoko (W. Mulloy); Easter Island House Types (E.N. Ferdon, Jr.): Masonry Houses: The Orongo Houses, The Tupa, Terrace-edge Houses, Thick-walled Houses; Pit Houses: Cave Dwellings, Boat-shaped Thatch Houses. III. Miscellaneous: The Stone Statues and Quarries of Rano Raraku (A. Skjølsvold): Introduction; Exploratory Trenches; Excavation of Stone Statues: PSE No. 300, 295, 263 with Boat Petroglyph, 280, 284, 285, 290, Unnumbered Statues, No. 400 Inside the Crater, Unique Kneeling Statue, Small Statue with a Grotesque Face; Other Excavations in Rano Raraku; Aboriginal Working Techniques; The Red Topknots and the Puna Pau Quarry; Discussion. Site E-6, an Easter Island Hare Moa (E.N. Ferdon, Jr.); The Poike Ditch (C.S. Smith); Radio Carbon Dates from Easter Island (C.S. Smith); Surface Artifacts (T. Heyerdahl): Introduction; Tools and Weapons; Fishhooks; Other Utensils; Miscellaneous Objects; Stone Sculptures; Rock Paintings; Wood Carving; Summary and Discussion. Conclusion: General Discussion (T. Heyerdahl); A Summary of the Excavated Record of Easter Island Prehistory (E.N. Ferdon, Jr.); Literature Cited; Index; Plates 1-96 and tip-ins (Figs. 128-138).

Heyerdahl, Thor. 1952. Aku-Aku. London: Allen & Unwin.

no ISBN; hard cover; 384 pp.

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Detectives Off to the End of the World; What Awaited us at the World’s Navel; In volcanic Gas Tunnels; The Mystery of the Easter Island Giants; The Long-Ears’ Secret; Superstition Against Superstition; Meeting the Caves’ Dumb Guardians; Into the Secret Caves; Among Gods and Devils; A Ruined city in the Clouds; My Aku-Aku Says.... Appendix; Index.

* Haoa Rapahango, Anna Betty & William Liller. 1996. Speak Rapanui! ¡Hable Rapanui! Los Osos, California: Easter Island Foundation.

ISBN 1-880636-03-4 soft cover; 133 pp.

5.5" H 8.5" / 14 H 21.6 cm

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Introduction / Introduccion. Common Words and Phrases / Palabras y Frases Comunes; A Brief Grammar / Un Poco de Gramatica; Word Lists / Listas de Palabras. Bibliography / Bibliografia; The Authors / Los Autores.

Highland, G.A., et al (eds.). 1967. Polynesian Culture History: Essays in Honor of Kenneth P. Emory. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Special Publication 56.

no ISBN; hard cover; 594 pp.

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Foreword (Roland W. Force); Preface (Genevieve A. Highland); Kia Ora Keneti (Bengt Danielsson); Bibliography of Kenneth Pike Emory. General Polynesia: Polynesian Origins and Migrations... (Alan Howard); Revisions and Adulterations in Polynesian Creation Myths (Dorothy B. Barrèe); Homogeneity and  Hypertrophy... (Margaret Mead); New Perspectives on Polynesian Voyaging (Ben R. Finney); Cylindral Headdress in the Pacific Region (H.D. Skinner); Material Evidence of the Bird-Man Concept in Polynesia (T. Barrow); The Immediate Origins of the Polynesians (R.C. Green); A Commentary on the Study of Contemporary Polynesia (Alexander Spoehr). Linguistics: A Linguistic Assessment of the Historycal Validity of some of the Rennellese and Bellonese Oral Traditions (Samuel H. Elbert); Effect of Heterogeneity in the lexicostatistical Test List... (George W. Grace); The Past Twenty Years in Polynesian Linguistics (Bruce Biggs); Onomastically Induced Word Replacement in Tahitian (Ralph Gardner White); Archaeology: Artifacts from Excavated Sites... (Yosihiko H. Sinoto); Archaeology on Coral Atolls (Janet Davidson); Archaeology and the Society Islands (José Garanger). Hawaii: Some Problems with Early Descriptions of Hawaiian Culture (Marion Kelly); The Lei Niho Palaoa (J. Halley Cox); Poi Making (Mary Kawena Pukui). East Polynesia: Friendship Pacts in Ancient Tahiti (Douglas Oliver); Earl 'Ati of the Western Tuamotus (Paul Ottino); Observations on Methods Used in Assembling Oral Traditions in the Marquesas (H. Lavondès). West Polynesia: Preservation and Evolution of Form and Function in Two Types of Tongan Dance (Adrienne L. Kaeppler. Outliers: Sea Creatures and Spirits in Tikopia Belief (Raymond Firth); An Island Changes its Religion... (Torben Monberg). Index.

Jennings, J. (ed.). 1979. The Prehistory of Polynesia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

ISBN 0674700600 soft cover; 399 pp.

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Introduction. The Oceanic Context; Lapita; Fiji; Samoa and Tonga; The Marquesas; Easter Island; Hawaii; The Societies; New Zealand; Language; Physical Anthropology; Subsistence and Ecology; Settlement Patterns; Voyaging; Melanesia. Epilogue. Glossary. Contributors. Index.

Kjellgren, E. 2001. Splendid Isolation. New York: Metropolitan Museum.

ISBN 0-300-09078-1 soft cover; 80 pp.

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Remote Possibilities (E. Kjellgren). Changing Faces: Rapa Nui Statues in the Social Landscape (J.A. Van Tilburg). Rapa Nui Art and Aesthetics (A.L. Kaeppler). Catalogue: Head of a Stone Figure (moai); Birdman Petroglyphs; Birdman Figures; Ribbed Figures (Moai Kavakava); Female Figures (Moai Papa); Naturalistic Male Ffigures (Moai Tangata); Lizardman Figures (Moko); Crouching Zoomorphic Figures; Barkcloth Images (Manu Uru); Bifacial Images (Moai Aringa); Zoomorphic Pendants; Gorgets (Rei Miro); Feather Headdresses; Dance Paddles; Chief’s Staffs (Ua); Inscribed Tablets (Kohau Rongorongo). Selected Bibliography.

Kirch, Patrick V. 1984. The Evolution of Polynesian Chiefdoms. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

ISBN 0-521-27316-1 soft cover; 315 pp.

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Preface. Introduction: Methods, Aims, and objectives; Approaches to Prehistoric Change in Polynesia; Dominant Trends in Polynesian prehistory. Foundation: Polynesian Societies and Ecosystems; The Island Ecosystems; Cultural and Linguistic Subgroups; The Material Basis of Polynesian Societies; Organizational Principles of Polynesian Societies; Overview. Ancestral Polynesia; Origins; The Lapita Cultural Complex; The Eastern Lapita Sequence; Ancestral Polynesia: A Reconstruction; Overview. Process: Dispersal, Colonization, and Adaptation; The Polynesian dispersal; The Challenge and Strategy of Colonization; Adaptation in New Environments; Overview. The Demographic Factor; Models of Population Growth on Islands; Population Growth: The Hawaiian Case; Palaeodemography of Polynesian Populations; Population Regulation: the Case of Tikopia; Overview. Changing Environments; Directional Change in Island Environments; The Significance of Environmental Hazards; Man's Transported Landscapes;  Human Impact on Island Ecosystems; Overview. Development and Intensification of Production; Development of Production Systems; Production and the Chieftainship; Intensive Production: The Wet and the Dry; Other Aspects of Production; Intensification in West Hawai'i: A Case Study; Overview. Competition and Conflict; Demographic and Ecological Correlates of Competition; Warfare and Political Development; Archaeological Manifestations of Warfare; Overview. Transformation: Tonga; The Archaeological Sequence; Environment, Agriculture, and Population; Rise of the Dual Paramountship; Structure of the Protohistoric Chiefdom; Inter-island Relations; Voyaging and Tribute; Long-distance Exchange. Hawai'i; Colonization, Adaptation, and Expansion; Local Sequences of Development; Traditional Accounts of Political Development; Late Prehistoric Hawaiian Society; Hawai'i and Tonga: A Comparative Note. Easter Island; Colonization and Early Developments; The Ahu Moai Phase (AD 1000-1500); Decadent (Huri Ahu) Phase (AD 1500-1722). Epilogue; Glossary of Polynesian Terms; References; Index.

Kirch, Patrick V. (ed.). 1986. Island Societies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

ISBN 0521301890 soft cover; 98 pp.

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List of Contributors. Preface. Introduction: The Archaeology of Island Societies (Patrick V. Kirch). Landscape, Land Use, and Political Transformation in Southern Melanesia (Matthew Spriggs). Conceptual and Substantive Issues in Fijian Prehistory (Terry L. Hunt). Exchange Systems and Inter-Island Contact in the Transformation of an Island Society: The Tikopia Case (Patrick V. Kirch). The Role of Competition and Cooperation in the Evolution of Island Societies (George J. Gumerman). Some Basic Components of the Ancestral Polynesian Settlement System: Building Blocks for More Complex Polynesian Societies (R.C. Green). Social Evolution in Ancient Hawai'i (Robert J. Hommon). The Socio-Political Structure of the Southern Coastal Area of Easter Island: AD 1300-1864 (Christopher M. Stevenson). Turtles, Priests, and the Afterworld: A Study in the Iconographic Interpretation of Polynesian Petroglyphs (Barry Rolett). References. Index.

* Kurze, Joan Seaver. 1997. Ingrained Images: Carvings in Wood from Easter Island. Los Osos, California: Easter Island Foundation.

ISBN 1-880636-12-3 soft cover; 82 pp.

8.75" H 7.75" / 22 H 20 cm

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Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; List of Illustrations. The History of Rapa Nui and its History Polynesian Culture. Acculturation: The Leap from Pa'apa'a to Barbie Doll. Wood Carvers and Kautoki. Ancient and Modern Belief Systems on Rapa Nui. Rapa Nui Aesthetics. Catalog; Glossary; References.

* Lee, Georgia. 2006. Rapa Nui, Island of Memory. Los Osos, California: Easter Island Foundation.

ISBN 1-880636-23-9 soft cover; 212 pp.

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Acknowledgements; Introduction; Map of the Pacific; Map of Easter Island; A Few Facts; Map of Hanga Roa. Starting Over; The Island; Vahine rapanui; Old Francisco; Hangaroa Village; Hanga Piko; Family Ties; Rano Kau; Hollywood and Tapati; Over and Under Rapa Nui; Rapanui Artists; Crossing the Beach; Early Researchers; Islanders and Outsiders; The Petroglyph Project; A Wrap on Rapa Nui. Glossary; For Further Reading; Timeline.

Lee, Georgia. 1990. An Uncommon Guide to Easter Island. Arroyo Grande, California: International Resources.

ISBN 0-937480-17-7 soft cover; 116 pp.

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Foreword; Introduction. Travel Tips and Practical Matters: What to Wear, What to Bring; Where to Stay; Food; Getting Around the Island; Health Considerations; Entertainment; Recreation; Money; Trade Items; What to Buy. Hanga Roa Village: The Catholic Church; Plaza Hotu Matu'a; Archaeological Museum; Special Events. A Short History of Easter Island: The Prehistory; The Prehistoric Society; The Birdman Cult; The Historic Period; The Modern Period; The Island Today; Comparative Chronology Chart. Easter Island's Archaeology: Controversies and Mysteries; Recent Archaeological Research. Touring the Archaeological Sites: Sites Near Hanga Roa; Sites Peripheral to Hanga Roa; Along the South Coast to Rano Raraku; North from Poike to Anakena; The Road Across the Island; The North Section: Anakena to Tepeu. Conclusions; Glossary; References; Index.

Lee, Georgia. 1992. The Rock Art of Easter Island: Symbols of Power, Prayers to the Gods. Monumenta Archaeologica 17. Los Angeles: The Institute of Archaeology, UCLA.

ISBN 0-917956-74-5 hard cover; 226 pp.

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Introduction: The Importance of Rock Art; Prehistory and Ethnography; Previous Rock Art Research; Current Research. Prehistoric and Protohistoric Rapa Nui Society: The Environment; The Culture; The Ethnography; Matatoa and Warfare; The Birdman Cult; The Birdman Motif and Bird Symbolism. Dealing with Rock Art: Methods of Recording; Methods of Manufacture; Problems of Dating; Data Base; Typology. Motifs and Patterns of Distributions: Cupules; Anthropomorphs; Anthropomorphic Features, Disembodied; Man-Bird Combinations; Birds; Marine Creatures; Terrestrial Creatures; Ceremonial Objects; Watercraft; Objects of Material Culture; Geometric Motifs; Incised Designs; Reuse of the Sacred; Rongorongo. Rano Kau and Orongo: Orongo Sites: Orongo Village; Mata Ngarau; Motu Nui; Rano Kau Sites: Exterior Slopes; Interior Slopes. Anakena, Ra'ai, and Tongariki: Anakena; Ahu Ra'ai; Tongariki. Painting on Easter Island: Pigment and Color; Ana Kai Tangata; Orongo Paintings; Motu Nui Paintings Sexual Symbolism; Rock Art Comparisons in Polynesia; Summary and Conclusions. Appendix; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

Liller, William. 1993. The Ancient Solar Observatories of Rapanui. Woodland, California: Cloud Mountain Press and Easter Island Foundation.

ISBN 1-880636-01-8 soft cover; 61 pp.

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Temples, Shrines, and Sacred Stones; Legends and Mythologies, Eclipses and Comets; Elsewhere in Polynesia; Conclusions; Notes; Glossary; References; Index.

Liller, William. 1996. Los Antiguos Observatirios Solares de Rapa Nui. Woodland, California: Cloud Mountain Press and Easter Island Foundation.

ISBN 1-880636-06-9 soft cover; 59 pp.

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Santuarios y Piedras Sagradas; Leyeyndas y Mitologías, eclipses y Cometas; En Otras Partes de la Polinesia; Conclusiones. Notas; Glosario; Referencias.

Maiani, M. and S. Quer. 1996. Voyage vers l’Ile Mysterieuse de la Polynésie a l’île de Paques. Bordeaux: Musée d'Aquitane Bordeaux.

no ISBN; soft cover; 232 pp.

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Préface; Avant-propos. Les Polynésiens: Mythes et Réalités (M. Panoff); La Navigation sur le Pacifique (M. Biscione); Navigateurs du Pacifique (G. Ligabue); L´île de Pâques et la Polynésie (G. Orefici); Bois Sculptés de Rapa Nui (C. et M. Orliac); La Sculpture en Bois de l’île de Pâques: l’origine Était la Mati re (F. Forment); L’art de Rapa Nui (G. Lee); Architecture et Statues en Pierre de l’île de Pâques (W.S. Ayres); L’industrie Lithique de l’île de Pâques (A. Tomaszewski); L’astronomie Dans l’ancienne Rapa Nui (G. Romano). Catalogue (A. Puig et P. Matharan). Bibliographie.

Martinsson-Wallin, H. 2006. Rapa Nui: Aku Aku from Afar. Easter Island: Rapa Nui Press.

no ISBN; soft cover; 236 pp.

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Preface. Archaeology on Rapa Nui – Historical background: Archaeological Excavations by the Norwegian Expedition in 1955-56; Archaeological Methodology; Archaeology After 1960; Ahu Sites; Settlements; The Kon-Tiki Museum Excavations in Anakena 1986-88; La Pérouse Project 1996-97; Re-excavations at Vinapu; Summary; The MaJor Points of Achievements; Concluding Remarks. Aku Aku from Afar – A Greetings from Another Time and Place: Dream and Theory – Heyerdahl, the Ocean and the Island; First Encounters – the Island in 50's; Rapanui and Norwegians Working and Living Together; The Day of the Accident; Aku Aku and Cave Stones; How to Make Moai – The Excavations and Experiments; Avareipua, a Queen Found and Repatriated; Rapa Nui Today – Island of Tourism and Heritage; Greetings from Norway; The Exhibition and Book. Catalogue of Selection of Finds from Rapa Nui Stored or Displayed at the Kon-Tiki Museum: Mata’a; Fishhooks; Adzes; Cave Stones. References; About the Author.

Martinsson-Wallin, H. 1994. Ahu – The Ceremonial Stone Structures of Easter Island. Uppsala: Societas Archaeologica Upsaliensis.

ISBN 91-506-1043-0 soft cover; 188 pp.

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Preface. Introduction: Background and Objectives; Theory and Method; The Material. Geographical and Environmental Background: Location, Geology and Physical Geography; Flora; Fauna. The Historical Background and Evaluation of Earlier Research: Introduction; Ethnohistorical Sources; Ethnological Research; The Archaeological Research. Archaeological Investigations in Anakena – Detailed Studies of an Ahu and its Surroundings: Orientation; Ahu Nau Nau; Settlement / Activity Areas in the Surroundings of Ahu Nau Nau; Summary and Discussion. Social Organization and Religion: Social Organization; Religion. Construction Analysis of Ahu on Easter Island: Introduction; Definitions of Construction Variables; Variable Analysis: Length, Width, Height, Different Variable Groups, Size Group Analysis; Discussion Concerning Type Division. Chronology: Introduction; Seriations of Variables and Ahu; Stratigraphic Observations Concerning Ramp; Genealogies, Legends and Ethnohistorical Sources; ¹⁴C Datings; Datings of Ahu; Obsidian Hydration Datings; A Summary of Chronological Analysis. Spatial studies: The Spatial Significance; Spatial Distribution of Image Ahu; The Spatial Distribution of Statues Associated with Ahu; Distribution of Other Ahu Types; Size Group Distribution; The Spatial Distribution of the Construction Variables of Image Ahu; The Distribution of Ahu Within the Districts; Ahu in Relation to Settlement and Natural Resources; Discussion and Summary of the Spatial Studies. Origin of Ahu and the Cultural Context of Easter Island: Earlier Interpretations; Comparative Studies – South America, Polynesia; Conclusion. Interpretation: Introduction; The Meaning of Worked Stones; The Land, the Power, and the Religious Structures; A Discussion Concerning Change. Summary: Introduction; Analysis; Interpretation. Bibliography. Appendices: Database Concerning the Ahu Structures on Easter Island; Photo Catalogue; Archaeological Maps; Cross-Tabulations with Chi-square Tests; The Correspondence Analyses.

The Kon-Tiki Museum Occasional Papers Vol.5. 2000. Essays in Honour of Arne Skjølsvold, 75 years. Wallin, P. and H. Martinsson-Wallin, (eds.) Oslo: Kon-Tiki Museum.

ISSN 0802-6491; soft cover; ??? pp.

17 H 24 cm / 6.75" H 9.5"

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Preface. The Galapagos Islands: Archaeology of the Galapagos Islands (T. Heyerdahl). Easter Island: The Osteological Evidences for Rapa Nui Origins Reexamined (P. Chapman); Stone Chicken Coops on Easter Island (E. Ferdon); "No Stone Unturned" – A Reflection on the Recycling of Worked Stones on Rapa Nui (H. Martinsson-Wallin); Prehistoric Basalt Mining in the La Pérouse Area of Easter Island (C. Stevenson, S. Haoa, and M. Glascock). Polynesia / Melanesia: The advent chronology of South Polynesia (A. Anderson); Religious structures of Southeastern Polynesia: even more marae later (R. Green); Three special sites in East Polynesia (P. Wallin); Aesthetics (I. Hoëm); The Pacific archaeology teaching project: an experiment in remote delivery of archaeological results to a classroom context (M. Springs). Peru: A loanword from Mapudungun in Mochica (E. Hovdhaugen); Modus vivendi within Polynesian archaeology in relation to the connection Easter Island – Peru (K. Johansen). Maldive Islands: Archaeological excavations of a Buddhist monastery at Kaashidhoo, the Republic of Maldives (E. Mikkelsen). Bibliography – A. Skjølsvold; List of Participants.

McCall, Grant. 1994. Rapanui: Tradition and Survival on Easter Island. 2nd Edition. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

ISBN 0-8248-1641-2 soft cover; 207 pp.

5.5" H 8.5" / 14 H 21.6 cm

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Acknowledgements; Preface. About Polynesia; Ancient Days; Trade, Slavery and Colonialism; Family and Household; How People Make Families; What Rapanui Believe; Making an Islander Living; Islanders Off the Island; Relations with Others; Afterthoughts. Notes. Maps: The Peopling of the Pacific; Easter Island or Rapanui.

* McLaughlin, Shawn. 2007. The Complete Guide to Easter Island. 2nd Edition. Los Osos, California: Easter Island Foundation.

ISBN 978-1-880636-25-1 soft cover; 351 pp.

6" H 9" / 15 H 23 cm

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Dedication, Acknowledgments, & Image Credits; Fine Print. Preface; Introduction; Introduction to the Second Edition. A Glimpse into the Past: History of Easter Island; Excerpts from Early Explorers’ Logs. Legacy of the Ancestors: Moving the Moai; Crash Go the Moai; The Birdman Cult. Controversies, Legends, and Misinformation: Thor Heyerdahl and the South American Connection; "Long Ears" vs. the "Short Ears"; No Shortage of Loons; Possible Re-Appraisal of Easter Island History by Way of the Sweet Potato; Dispelling Myths. The Island Today: Facts; Hanga Roa. Preserving the Legacy: The Impact of Tourism; Parque Nacional Rapa Nui. Island Antiquities: Archaeology; Rongorongo; Wood Carvings and Sculpted Forms. Practical Matters: Accommodations; Restaurants; Shopping; Car & Other Rental Services; Transportation; Tourism and Tour Agencies. Things to Do & See: Entertainment & Recreation; Chilean and Easter Island Holidays and Events; Sights; Distances, Terrain, & Travel Times to Island Sites; Five Terrific Days on Easter Island. Conclusion. Appendices: The Rapanui Language; Easter Island Glossary; Easter Island Chronology; Easter Island Artefacts in Museums Around the World (selected); Dating Methods Used by Scientists in Easter Island Studies. Maps / Diagrams / Figures: West Coast; South Coast; Poike Peninsula; North Coast; Rano Raraku (highlights); Rano Kau & ´Orongo; Puna Pau; Pacific Ocean (migration); Evolution of an Island; Moai (includes relative sizes); Ahu (cross-section and plan views); Methods for Carving, Moving, & Erecting Moai; Hare Paenga (boat-shaped house; cross-section and plan views); Manavai, Hare Moa, and Umu Pae; House at ´Orongo (cross-section); Examples of Wood Carvings; Examples of Petroglyphs; Petroglyph Cluster at ´Orongo; Paintings on Ceiling of Ana Kai Tangata; Drawing of "Small Santiago" Rongorongo Tablet; Examples of Island Artefacts, Antiquities, & Treasures; Illustrations by Early Explorers; Artefacts of the 1770 Spanish Expedition. English vs. Metric Comparisons; Resources; Index.

* Mieth, Andreas Mieth & Hans-Rudolf Bork (Detlef Busche, trans.). 2004. Easter Island - Rapa Nui: Scientific Pathways to Secrets of the Past. Department of Ecotechnology & Ecosystem Development, Ecology Center, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.

ISBN 3-9809823-0-0 soft cover; 111 pp.

4.25" H 7.5" / 10.8 H 19 cm

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Introduction. Special Role of Islands in Ecological and Land Use Research; Settlement History of the South Pacific; Settlement and Cultural History of Easter Island; Prehistoric Land Use on Easter Island: State of Knowledge; Land use on Easter Island in Historical Times; Flora and Vegetation of Easter Island; Geoecological Characteristics of Easter Island; Soil Fertility and Soil Erosion on Easter Island: The State of Knowledge; Poike Peninsula – A new Case Study of Soil and Landscape History. Reconstruction of the Landscape and land-use Development on Easter Island Based on Strattigraphic and Palaeoecological Methods. The Palm Phase: Reconstruction of the Prehistoric Woodland Vegetation. Horticulture in the Palm forest – The Strategy of Sustained Land use. Phase of Woodland Clearing. Land Use After the Clearing of the Woodland; Sheet Erosion After Woodland Clearance; Intensity of Prehistoric Soil Erosion; Soil Erosion in the 19th and 20th Century; Intensity of Young Soil Erosion. Résumé of the Soil and Landscape History of Easter Island. Peculiarities of the Early Phase of Prehistoric Land Use; Causes of Deforestation – Natural versus Human Factors; Final Phase of Prehistoric Land Use: Interrelationships Between Landscape and Cultural Development; Ecological Long-term Effects of (Pre-)historical Land Use; Soil Protection and Conservation of Cultural Objects; Perspectives of Research. Literature Cited.

Métraux, Alfred. 1940. Ethnology of Easter Island. Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 160.

no ISBN; hard cover; 439 pp.

6.5" H 9.75" / 16.5 H 24.8 cm

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Introduction: Geography; Plant Life; Animal Life; Population; The Physical Relationships of the Easter Islanders; Language; Names of Easter Island; European Contacts; Meteorology. Traditional History: Settlement Period; Genealogies of the Kings; Polynesian Traditions of Voyages to Easter Island. The Individual Society: The Household; Parental Authority; Relationship Terms; The Life Cycle. Social Organization: Tribes; Lineage; Villages; Classes of Society. Salutations; Property rights; Crime and Punishment; War; Cannibalism. Agriculture and Cooking: Ground Cultivation; Cultivated Plants; Wild Plants of Economic Value; Fire; Oven; Preparation of Food; Serving of Food; Food Etiquette. Material Culture: Weapons; Fishing; Houses. Canoes; Cordage; Mats; Baskets; Tapa; Clothing. Personal Adornment and Decoration: Hairdress; Headdresses; Ear Ornaments; Neck Ornaments; Tortoise-shell Belts; Comparison with Other Polynesian Ornaments; Body Painting; Tattooing. Wooden Images: Male Images (Moai Kavakava); Moai Tangata; Female Images (Moai Paapaa); Grotesque Images; Bird-Man Images; Double-Headed Images; Significance of the Wooden Images; Comparison With the Other Polynesian Wooden Images. Good Luck Objects; Dance Accessories; Petroglyphs; Paintings. Stonework: Stone Implements; Sanctuaries; Stone masonry; Stone Images. Religion: Gods; Creation Chant; Priests; Sorcerers; Omens; Tapu; Religious Ritual; Bird Cult. Treatment of Disease. Recreation: Feasts; Games; Music and Poetry; Dances; Tales. Tablets: Rongorongo Men; Tablets; Easter Island Script; Comparison With other Polynesian Mnemonic Devices. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

* Mulloy, William. 1997. The Easter Island Bulletins of William Mulloy. Reprinted and bound into a Single Volume together with other Papers. World Monuments Fund & Easter Island Foundation.

ISBN 1-880636-04-2 soft cover; 170 pp.

8.5" H 11" / 21.6 H 28 cm

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Foreword; Preface; Introduction. Bulletin I. Preliminary Report of Archaeological Field Work, February - July, 1968: The Investigation and Restoration of Ahu Ko te Riku and Ahu Tahai; Recommendations for Future work; The Archaeological Survey. Bulletin II. Preliminary Report on the Restoration of Ahu Vai Uri, Easter Island: Preface; Investigation and Restoration of Ahu Vai Uri and Related Structures: Site Characteristics; History of Ahu Vai Uri; Restoration of the Ahu; Restoration of the Complex; Restoration of the Tupa; Houses and Caves; Recommendations for Future Work at Tahai. Bulletin III. Preliminary Report of the Restoration of Ahu Huri a Urenga and Two Unnamed Ahu at Hanga Kio'e, Easter Island: Preface; Investigation and Restoration of Ahu Huri a Urenga; Investigation and Restoration of Two Ahu at Hanga Kio'e; Recommendations for Future Work at Hanga Kio'e. Bulletin IV. Investigation and Restoration of the Ceremonial Center of Orongo, Easter Island, Part I: Preface; Introduction; Houses 1-13; Houses 14-15; Houses 16-27; Houses 28-32; Unfinished Restoration; Recommendation for Future Work; Maintenance and Visitor access. Contemplate the Navel of the World; Preliminary Culture-Historical Research Model for Easter Island; Glossary; References; Maps / Figures / Plates.

Orliac, C. and M. Orliac, 1995. Bois Sculptés de l'Île de Pâques. Marseille: Editions Parenthèses.

ISBN 2-86364-505-6 soft cover; 94 pp.

16.5 H 24 cm / 6.5" H 9.5"

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Marins, Pirates et Missionnaires l'île de Pâques; L'île Perdue du Grand Océan; Les Anc tres Polynésiens; La Société Pascuane; La Religion Pascuane; Un Peuple de Sculpteurs; Originalité de la Sculpture Pascuane; Principaux Th mes de la Sculpture en Bois; Les Lois du Marché: uvre Authentique ou Curios? Bibliographie; Légende du Roi Tu'u ko Ihu, Premier Sculpteur de Moai Kavakava et de Moai Papa; Légende de l'Arbre Qui Flottait Sur la Mer; Parade de Divinités en Bois. Catalogue: Moai Kavakava; Statuette Féminine Cot s; Moai Papa; Moai Tangata; Main; Moai Tangata Manu; Figurations Masculines et Féminines; Rei miro; Bâton Ua; Ao, Detail; Rapa; Moai Tangata Moko; Coq; Oiseau; Poisson; Pieuvre; Tortue; Chiton; Tahonga; Kohau Rongorongo.

Pardon, D. 2003. Île de Pâques, Rapa Nui. Tahiti: Au Vent des Iles Editions.

ISBN 2-909790-41-X soft cover; 272 pp.

14.6 H 24 cm / 5.75" H 9.5"

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Introduction: Un destin unique; Le point le plus isolé du Globe; Une terre volcanique. Histoire: La découverte; Les questions sans réponses; Des Sud-Américains?; L'histoire meurtri re; La fin des moai; Orongo, l'homme-oiseau. Itinéraires: Hanga Roa; Rano Raraku; L'ahu et le culte; Anakena; Le Tongariki; Le complexe de Tahai; Énigmatique Vinapu; Les grands sites l'intérieur de l'île: l'ahu Akivi, le réseau Te Pahu, Te Puna Pau, l'ahu Uri a Urenga, Vaitea, le Maunga Terevaka, l'ahu "central"; Curiosités autour de l'île: Ana Kai Tangata, les trois motu, Vaihu, Ahu Akahanga, le Poike, Bahia de la Pérouse, Papa Vaka, Te Pito o te Henua, Hanga Oteo, Omohi, Vai Mata, Te Peu; Le myst re des hommes-dauphins. Nature: La mer qui isole; Le plus grand bleu du Monde; L'île fleurie; Les espoirs de l'eau et de la terre. Culture: Une décennie de renaissance; Tapati: la f te au c ur de l'été. Futur: Et demain? Annexes: Île de Pâques pratique; Glossaire; Bibliographie; Les premiers explorateurs; Les dix commandements du visiteur; Les textes des premiers navigateurs; Légendes des gravures; Remerciements.

Porteous, J. Douglas. 1981. The Modernization of Easter Island. Western Geological Series 19. Victoria (British Columbia): University of Victoria Press.

ISBN 0-919838-09-X soft cover; 304 pp.

6" H 9" / 15 H 23 cm

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Acknowledgements; Preface; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of  Halftone Plates; List of Colour Plates. Forces for Change: External Impact; Chilean Geopolitics. A Company Island: The Company State Emerges; The Entrepreneur as Sovereign. Landscape Change: The Physical Environment; The Context of Change; Improving Landlords. Modern Times: Modernization Since 1965; The Development of Tourism; The Effects of Modernization. Notes and References; Index; The Author.

Ramirez, Jose Miguel and Carlos Huber. 2000. Easter Island. Rapa Nui, A Land of Rocky Dreams. Chile: Alvimpress Impresores.

ISBN 956-288-638.7 hard cover; 192 pp.

25.4 H 30.5 cm / 10" H 12"

234 color photos; 30 drawings

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Prologue. Introduction: A Unique Story. The Setting: A Changing Scenery. The Origins: Mystery solved? The Origins Revisited. Organization of the Ancient Society. Crisis and Adaptation: the Huri-Moai Phase (1680-1867 A.D.) - Orongo; Mata Ngarau; the Motu; Ana Kai Tangata; Megalithic Culture: The Ahu-Moai Phase (1000-1680 A.D.) - The Ahu; The Moai. Archaeoastronomy. Ideology. Wood and Rock Carvings. Rongo Rongo. Rock Art. The Ocean and Fishing: The Underwater World of Rapa Nui. Tattoing, Body Painting and Mutilation. The Living Culture: Tapati Rapa Nui. Final Words. Acknowledgements; Glossary; Bibliography.

* Rapa Nui Journal, The Journal of the Easter Island Foundation. P.O. Box 6774, Los Osos, California 93412. Since 1986.

ISSN 1040-1385 soft cover; 80 pp.

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Routledge, Katherine (Mrs. S.) 1919. The Mystery of Easter Island. London: Hazell, Watson, and Viney. [Reprint: Adventures Unlimited, 1978]

ISBN 0-932813-48-8 soft cover; 404

6" H 9" / 15 H 23 cm

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The Voyage to Easter Island: The Start; The Voyage to South America; Brazil; Argentina; Patagonia; Chile; Juan Fernandez; Life on Board. Easter Island: Arrival at Easter Island; Conditions of Life on the Island; A Native Rising; A German Base; Ahu or Burial-places; Statues and Crowns; Native Culture in Pre-Christian Times; Caves and Cave-hunting; Legends; The Present Position of the Problem. The Homeward Voyage: Easter Island to San Francisco: Pitcairn Island; Tahiti, Hawaiian Islands, San Francisco; San Francisco to Panama; Panama to Jamaica; Jamaica to Southampton. Epilogue; Itinerary of the Expedition; Index.

The Kon-Tiki Museum Occasional Papers Vol.1. 1989. Skjølsvold, A. (ed.), Oslo: Kon-Tiki Museum. The Kon-Tiki Museum Research Department.

ISSN 0802-6491 soft cover; 64 pp.

17 × 24 cm / 6.693" × 9.449"

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An Attempt to Date a Unique, Kneeling Statue in Rano Raraku, Easter Island (A. Skjølsvold, G. Figueroa): Introduction; Renewed investigation; Artifacts; Conclusion; Notes. The "Walking" Moai of Easter Island (T. Heyerdahl, A. Skjølsvold, and P. Pavel): Introductory Experiments; Archaeological Evidence of Statue Transportation; Observation of Statue Bases; Excavation of Statue 478 in the Rano Raraku Area; Excavation at Statue 504; Discussion; Experiments in Moving Authentic Moai in an Upright Position; Conclusion.

The Kon-Tiki Museum Occasional Papers Vol.3. 1994. Archaeological Investigations at Anakena, Easter Island. Skj lsvold, A. (ed.) Oslo: Kon-Tiki Museum.

ISSN 0802-6491 soft cover; 216 pp.

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Archaeological Investigations at Anakena, Easter Island (A. Skj lsvold): Preface; Introduction; The field work: Trenches on the Landward side of Ahu Nau Nau; Trenches on the Seaward Side of Ahu Nau Nau; Trench Next to Ahu Nau Nau; Other Test Trenches Inside the Anakena Park Area; Trenches Outside the Anakena Park Area; Test Excavation of Ahu Ature Huki; The Uncovering of Two Small Stone Statues in the Wall of Ahu Nau Nau; Other Stone Statues at Anakena; Artifacts; Radio Carbon Dates from Anakena; Summary and Final Considerations: The Primary Ahu Structure (Ahu Nau Nau I); The Second Ahu Structure (Ahu Nau Nau II); The Present (restored) Ahu Structure (Ahu Nau Nau III); Ahu Nau Nau IV; Ahu Ature Huki; Human Activity in the Vicinity of Ahu Nau Nau; Is the Anakena Chronology Generally Valid for Easter Island? The Question of Origin; References. The Settlement / Activity Area Nau Nau East at Anakena, Easter Island (H. Martinsson-Wallin, P. Wallin): Introduction; Description of Excavations: Test Excavation 1987; Extended Excavation 1988. Description of Artifacts: Stone Artifacts; Bone Artifacts; Description of Human Skeletal Remains and Animal Species; Analysis of Debris in the Sand and the Cultural Layers: Introduction; Comparative Statistical Analysis of Osteological Remains, Artifacts, and Features; Comparative Statistical Analysis of the Most Common Artifact Types; Comparative Statistical Analysis of Osteological Remains; Discussion of the Comparison of the Two Layers. Spatial Distribution of Features and Their Content; Spatial and Statistical Analysis of Artifacts in the Cultural Layer; Spatial and Statistical Analysis of Bone Remains in the Cultural Layer. Comparative Studies of Other Investigated Settlements on the Island; A Concluding Discussion. Appendix: Osteological Analysis. References.

* Stevenson, Christopher M., et al (eds.). 1998. Easter Island in the Pacific Context South Seas Symposium - Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Easter Island and East Polynesia. Los Osos, California: Easter Island Foundation.

ISBN 1-880636-13-1 soft cover; 402 pp.

8.5" H 11" / 21.6 H 28 cm

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Preface (B.B. Hinton). Introduction (C.M. Stevenson). East Polynesian Languages and Literature: Reading Rapanui’s Rongorongo (S.R. Fischer); Cultural Identity and Contemporary Indigenous Writers in the Pacific (M.K. Nelson); Easter Island String Figures: Variations on a Theme (M.A. Sherman); Rapanui Language of Easter Island: Where Does it Fit in the Polynesian Family Tree? (J.C. Finney and J.D. Alexander); Rapanui-Spanish Bilingual Language Choice and Code Switching (M. Makihara); "Trouble" with Early Spanish Recordings of Polynesian Numerals: The Hawaiian and Easter Island Cases (I.S. Mangor and W.W. Schuhmacher); Encoding and Imaging the Rongorongo Corpus (R.A. Duranton). Past, Present and Future: Polynesian Art in Context: Painted Tapa from the Marquesas Islands (C.S. Ivory); Stone Sculptures of the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) (S. Millerstrom and E. Edwards); Architectural Stage: Status, Ceremony, and Theater in Western Samoa (A.E. Guernsey Allen); Changing Nature of Koloa: Tonga Quilting in the Gift Exchange (H.L. Scothorn); Mangarevan Imaging Process (D. Waite). Environmental Issues in Rapa Nui and East Polynesia: Human vs. Climatic Impacts at Rapa Nui, or did the People Really Cut Down All Those Trees? (R.L. Hunter-Anderson); A Review of Recent Pollen and Phytolith Studies from Various Contexts on Easter Island (L.S. Cummings); Shifts in Marine Biomass and the Provisioning of Voyages Before AD 1500 (F. MacIntyre, et al.); Easter Island: The Economics of Population Dynamics and Sustainable Development in Pacific Context (I. Mahon); Jubaea Palm, Key in the Transportation of Moai on Easter Island (J. Grau); New Data and New Thoughts About Rapa Nui (J. Flenley); Disappearance of Easter Island’s Forest: Over-exploitation or Climatic Catastrophe? (C. Orliac and M. Orliac). Human Osteology of Rapa Nui: Easter Island Settlement: Current Evidence and Future Research Direction (G.W. Gill); An Analysis of Easter Island Population History (P.M. Chapman and G.W. Gill); Craniometric Variability Among Prehistoric Easter Island Regional Populations and their Discrimination (V.H. Stefan, et al.); Metric Analysis of a Prehistoric Easter Island Skeletal Sample with Comparisons to the Marquesas Islands, Hawaiian Islands, and Peru (C.M. Clow, et al.); Molar Crown Morphology of Precontact Easter Islanders Compared with Molars from Other Islands (D.R. Swindler, et al.). Archaeological Studies on Rapa Nui and in East Polynesia: Excavations at Ahu Heki’i, La Pérouse, Easter Island (H. Martinsson-Wallin); Common Occurrence of the Birdman Cult and the Double-bladed Ao Paddle on Easter Island and in Prehistoric Tucume (T. Heyerdahl); Settlement Patterns and Subsistence on the Northwest Coast of Rapa Nui (J.A. Wozniak); Subsistence Evidence from Inland and Coastal Cave Sites on Easter Island (K. Rorrer); Contextual Interpretations of Archery Platforms in the Society Islands (P. Wallin); Prehistoric Gardening Systems and Agricultural Intensification in the La Pérouse Area of Easter Island (C.M. Stevenson and S. Haoa); Genetic Perspectives on the Settlement of the Pacific (E. Hagelberg); Landscape and the Meaning of Place in Easter Island’s Burial Practices (L.C. Shaw); Kite Aerial Photography of Easter Island’s Archaeological Sites (D. and E. Dvorak). Hawaiian Archaeology in the 1990s: Date of Hawaiian Colonization (W.B. Masse and H.D. Tuggle); Archaeology, Plants and Historic Preservation at Kalaupapa, Island of Moloka’i, Hawai’i (E. Neller); Function and Form: A Study of Petroglyphs at Pu’uloa, Hawai’i (G. Lee); A Land at the End of ‘Ewa: Settlement Chronologies, Processes and Events in an Hawaiian Ahupua’a (J.E. Damp); An Organizational Analysis of Kaunolu, Lana’i, Hawai’i (D. Gossner and B. Dixon); Micro Disposal Patterns in a West Moloka’i Fishhook Workshop (W.H. Folk II and H.H. Hammatt); A Newly Discovered Holua Sledding Complex in Kahikinui, Maui, and its Context (B. Dixon, et al.); Revealing the Hidden Meanings: The Role of Kaona in Hawaiian Knowledge (R.A. Bartlett). Lithic Resources and Uses of Stone in Oceania: Petrological Factors Influencing the Utilization of Stone on Easter Island (P.E. Baker); Sampling the field: Provenance Studies on Prospective Rock Sources (F.R. Beardsley and G.G. Goleš); Lithic Technology in Samoa: A Proposed Classification of Flake Tools (J.T. Clark, et al.); Analysis of Easter Island Expedient Flake Tools: An Example from Site 6-345 (T.M. Allen); Archaeological Investigations of Stone Adzes and Quarries on Easter Island (W.S. Ayres, et al.); Upland, Lowland, Citizen, Chief: Patterns of Use-wear from Five Easter Island Sites (F. Church); Ahu Transformation and Reconstruction (K. Inokuma); Monumental Architecture and the Use of Stone in the Classical Tongan Chiefdom (D.V. Burley); Approaches to Evaluating Deterioration Rates of Petroglyphs (A.E. Charola, et al.); Problem of Restoration of Stone Statues on Easter Island (W. Domaslowski and M. Bahamondez). Body Ornamentation in the Pacific: Light from Darkness: Hawaiian Concepts of Ao and Po, and the Mediating Role of Tattoo (T.L. Sowell); Tattooed Hand in Hawai’i: A Function of the Traditional Kapu System (T.E. Allen); Birdman in Art and Mythology in Marginal Polynesia — Easter Island, Hawai’i and New Zealand (L.J. Barrow); Pa’u hula: Fashioning Change in Hawaiian Culture (C.K. Klarr); Art of Tattoo on Rapa Nui (A.M. Arredondo B.). Contemporary and Historical Aspects of Polynesian Culture: Cololonialism and Rapanui Identity (A.M. Griffero A.); Pacific Islanders in California: New Approaches to Education through Cross-cultural Contact (J. Aromin); Rapanui Wanderings: Diasporas from Easter Island (G. McCall); American Indians in the Pacific: A 50-year Retrospective of the Kon-Tiki Expedition (D.P. Ryan); William Mulloy Library: The Making of a Wish (A.B. Haoa Rapahango); Cultural Tourism and World Heritage Designation on Easter Island (M. Shackley); Globalization on Easter Island (R. Delsing); Traditional Medicine on Easter Island (G. Concha Grossi, et al.). List of Contributors. Abstracts of Papers not Submitted for Publication.

* Stevenson, Christopher M., et al (eds.). 2001. Pacific 2000 Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific. Los Osos, California: Easter Island Foundation.

ISBN 1-880636-18-2 soft cover; 575 pp.

8.5" H 11" / 21.6 H 28 cm

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Preface (K.K. Sanger). Introduction (C.M. Stevenson). Keynote Address (P. Bellwood). New Horizons in Pacific Research: Towards the Sharp End... (A. Anderson); Fauna: More than Just Food (J.P. White); Wet or Dry? An Evaluation of Extensive Archaeological Ditch Systems... (I.G. Barber); Cathodoluminescence of Quartz Grains as a provenance Indicator... (G.G. Goleš). Archaeology on Rapa Nui: Construction - Destructioin - Reconstruction of Monumental Architecture on Rapa nui (H. Martinsson-Wallin); Further Pollen Evidence from Easter Island (K. Butler and J. Flenley); More about Jubaea chilensis on Easter Island (J. Grau); Landscapes of Food Production on Easter Island... (J.A. Wozniak); Cultural Elaboration and Environmental Uncertainty in Polynesia (T.L. Hunt & C.P. Lipo). Hawaiian Archaeology: Studying the History of Wai’anae District on O’ahu:... (R. Cordy); Gender and Household Archaeology in Kahikinui, Maui (C.L. Van Gilder); Emergence of Large-Scale Society in Hawai’i (R.J. Hommon); Speaking Up for Small Fish in the Big Pond:... (P.R. Mills); New Perspectives on Kaniakapupu, Nu’uanu Valley, O’ahu:... (S.A. Lebo and J.M. Bayman). Western Pacific Research: Paleoenvironmental Evidence for Early Human Settlement in Palau: ... (J. Stephen Athens and J.V. Ward); Early Upland Expansion of Palauan Settlement (D.J. Welch); Colonization of Western Micronesia and Early Settlement in Palau (S. Wickler); Coral fishhooks of Safonfok, Kosrae (F.R. Beardsley, et al.). Samoan Prehistory: History in the National Park of American Samoa:... (E. Suafo’a); Archaeological Survey on the Tafuna Plain and Adjacent Areas, Tutuila Island, American Samoa (J.M.E. Taomia); Using GPS in American Samoa:... (S.M. Fitzpatrick and J.M.E. Taomia); Archaeology in American Samoa:... (W.S. Ayres, et al.). French Polynesian Prehistory: "The Times they Are A-Changing" or "something is Happening Here"... (P. Wallin); Chronology of Prehistoric Colonization in French Polynesia (A. Anderson); A Case Study of Marae Restorations in the Society Islands (Y.H. Sinoto); Irrigation in Traditional Marquesan Agriculture:... (D.J. Addison). Arts of the Pacific I: Ancestral Oceanic Art: The Lapita Design System (C. Sand); Art on the Edge: The Moriori Traditions of Rekohu (E. Kjellgren); Te Niho o te Taniwha: Bridging the Gap Between Eastern Polynesian and Maori, or the Pacific Tooth Fetish (P. Wallace); Ke Kakau ‘ana i ka Wawae: The Tattoing of Legs in Hawai’i (T.E. Allen). Arts of the Pacific II: A Photograph is Worth a Thousand Words (A.L. Kaeppler); Revisiting Late Nineteenth Century Sculpture in Te Henua Enana, the Marquesas Islands (C.S. Ivory); From Cellar to Spotlight: Three Previously Unpublished Easter Island Sculptures... (N. Hurst); Pacific Women: Challenging the Boundaries of Tradition (K. Stevenson); Hands Across the Ocean: The Maori Presence in the Works of a Navajo/Dine Artist (J. Teilhet-Fisk). Anthropology on Rapa Nui: Closing and Opening the Polynesian Triangle: Hokule’a’s Voyage to Rapa Nui (B. Finney and B. Kilonsky); Polynesian Cultural Revival: The Visit of Hokule’a to Rapa Nui (R. Delsing); Kai Kai: Tradition and Innovation on Rapa Nui (L. Pignet); We Are Merely Asking For Respect. The Reformulation of Ethnicity in Rapa Nui... (A. Grifferos A.). Polynesian Languages and Literature: Ni’au’s Dirge for His Own Soul (J. Charlot); A Language at the End of the Line (J.C. Finney); Mangarevan Doublets: Preliminary Evidence for Proto South-Eastern Polynesian (S.R. Fischer); Changing Rapanui Language and Identity (M. Makihara). Polynesian Physical Anthropology: Bioanthropological Models of East Polynesian Settlement (P.M. Chapman); Cranial and Facial Form Descriptions and Comparisons of Several Polynesian and Peruvian Samples (C.M. Clow, et al.); Basic Skeletal Morphology of Easter Island and East Polynesia, with Paleoindian Parallels and Contrasts (G.W. Gill); Multivariate Comparisons of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Polynesian, and Circum-Polynesian Crania (M. Pietrusewsky and R. Ikehara-Quebral); Origin and Evolution of the Rapanui of Easter Island (V.H. Stefan). Conservation Problems in the Pacific: In-Situ Weathering Tests of Conservation Materials Applied to Volcanic Tuff Samples from Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island (M. Sawada, et al.); Passive Climate Control for the Storage and Display of Collections in Pacific Island Museums (C. Pearson, et al.); Detecting and Controlling Insect Infestation in Fine Art (R.J. Koestler); The Angono Petroglyphs: Deterioration Mechanisms and Conservation Issues (A.E. Charola and M.C. Paterno); Documenting Petroglyphs on Easter Island (E.B. Cliver). Abstracts of Papers not Submitted for Publication. Conference Authors.

* Stevenson, Christopher M., José Miguel Ramírez Aliaga, Francis J. Morin, and Norma Barbacci (eds.). 2005. The Reñaca Papers. VI International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific. Los Osos, California: Easter Island Foundation.

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Conference Sessions and Session Chairs; Preface. Keynote Address: Distance Looks Our Way: Remoteness and Isolation in Early East and South Polynesia (A. Anderson). Paleoenvironments and Human Impact on Pacific islands: DNA and Pollen from the Same Lake Core, New Zealand (E. Matisoo-Smith, K. Roberts, N. Welikala, G. Tannock, P. Chester, D. Feek, and J. Flenley); Prehistoric Presence of the Chilean Palm in Easter Island (J. Grau); Human Settlement of Easter Island, A Far-from-equilibrium Model (A. Cole and J. Flenley); Traces in the Soils: Interaction Between Environmental Change, Land Use, and Culture in the (Pre)history of Rapa Nui (A. Mieth and H.-R. Bork); Effects of Historic Land Use of the Ecosystem of Robinson Crusoe Island (H.-R.Bork and A. Mieth); Interannual Rainfall, ENSO and Agricultural Productivity in the Western Pacific (J.S. Field). Rapa Nui Archaeology: Los Instrumentos Líticos de Rapa Nui: Una Aproximación Etnoarqueológica (A.Terra); Cultural Identity on Rapa Nui – The Long Term Perspective (H. Martinsson-Wallin); Recent Geophysical and Archaeological Studies at 'Anakena (C.P. Lipo, T.L. Hunt and S. Rapu); A Statistical Correlation Between Rapa Nui Statuary and Historical Territorial Boundaries (B.L. Shepardson); An Application of High-Resolution Satellite Imagery for the Mapping of Habitation and Subsistence Features on Rapa Nui (I. Ayala-Bradford, C.P. Lipo and T.L. Hunt); Managed Agricultural Production in the Vaitea Region, Rapa Nui (C.M. Stevenson, T. Ladefoged, S. Haoa and A. Terra); Ethnoarchaeological Study of Horticulture on Rapa Nui (J.A. Wozniak). Archaeology of Hawai'i: Modeling the Human Ecodynamics of Kohala, Hawai'i (T.N. Ladefoged and M.W. Graves); Searching for Archaeological Manifestation of Hawaiian Battles on the Island of Hawai'i (T.R. Wolforth). Polynesian Human Biology: The Rapanui Femur and Humerus: Sexual Dimorphism and Population Variability (G.W. Gill); Regional Variation of Discrete Cranial Traits in a Prehistoric Easter Island Skeletal Sample (T.A. Furgeson and G.W. Gill); Henderson Island Crania and the Settlement of East Polynesia (V.H. Stefan, M.I. Weisler and S.L. Collins); Polynesian Nasal Morphology: Indications of Cold Adaptation (V.H. Stefan). West Polynesian and Micronesian Archaeology: The Puleimelei Project, Samoa Savai'i (H. Martinsson-Wallin, G. Clark and P. Wallin); Have Adze, Will Travel: Understanding Prehistoric Inter-island Interaction by Examining Intra-island Basalt Adze Source Variability (E.H. Winterhoff); The Search for Finol Tokosra, Kosrae, Micronesia (F. Beardsley). Anthropology and History: The Instability of Text: Exploring the Gap Between "Easter Island" and Rapanui (B. Haun); Colonialismo en Isla de Pascua (P. Hucke); Plástico Endémico. Notas Sobre Identidad y Aislamiento en el Mundo Globalizado a Partir del Caso del Archipélago Juan Fernández (G. Brinck); Comisión de Verdad y Nuevo Trato: Paradojas y Conflictos en la Comunidad Rapanui (A. Grifferos and A. Seelenfreund); La Integración en Chile de las Diferentes Culturas: Desde la Supuesta Realidad a la Indiferencia Plena (C.L. Rojas); Transición Demográfica y Social: El Caso de Rapa Nui (M.E. Santa Coloma); Artífices del Imaginario: Una Aproximación a la Construcción de Identidad en la Ppuesta de Escena" Rapanui (P. Andrade Blanco); Construcción Cultural de Género y Xexualidad en Rapa Nui (A. Grifferos Aguilar); Evaluación Arqueológica del Sitio del Francisco Alvarez, Mangareva Archipélago de las Gambier (D. Carabias, R. Veccella and M. Guérout); Canibalismo en Rapa Nui: Horror y Saberes Etnocéntricos (C. Morales Pérez, D. Mu oz Azócar, and P. Acu a Cofré). Arts in the Pacific: Arts Festivals in the Marquesas Islands (Te Henua 'Enana / Te Fenua 'Enata): Identity, Pride and Politics on Display (C. Ivory); Shifts in Rapanui Cultural (Re)presentations (R. Delsing); Impact of Contact: Marquesan Ear Ornaments and Their Development in the 18^th and 19^th Centuries (H. Scothorn); Motifs from Rekohu and Rapa Nui (R. Richards); Iconografía Rapanui: Características Formales y Compositivas (M. Cornejo Lacroix). Language and Culture: Pe 'ea ke rongorongo: Mangarevan Speech and Chthonic Philosophy (A. Dale Mawyer); Being Rapanui Without Speaking It: The Rapanui Youth Generation and Their Language Situation (O.I. Røsvik Andreassen); Translations and Mistranslations: A Continuing Challenge in Rapa Nui – Chile Relations (R. Delsing); Seaworthy Myths: A Tentative Interpretation of 'Atua Mata Riri, a Rapanui Procreation Chant (S. Dunis); Rapa Nui and the Mariannas: Approaches to a Comparative Analysis (S. Pagel); Proyecto Herencia Cultural y Lingüística de Rapa Nui (M. Makihara). Conservation and Cultural Resource Management: El Crematorio de Hanga Hahave, Rapa Nui. Proyecto UNESCO-Japan (J.M. Ramírez); Conservation and Management of the Ceremonial Village of 'Orongo (N. Barbacci, M. Rauch and E.A. Villafranca); The Impact of Animal and People on Archaeological Sites: A Case Study from Easter Island (A.J. Bush); Cuidando el Patrimonio de la Comunidad (F. Torres Hochstetter and B.L. Shepardson); The Easter Island Statue Project (EISP), GPS Mapping of Rano Raraku Interior and Moai Conservation (J.A. Van Tilburg, C. Arévalo Pakarati, P. Boniface and A. Hom); Conservation and Restoration of Statues on Easter Island: Laboratory Experiments and Proposals for Statue Consolidation (P. Friese, E. Wendler, and T. Bolze); Preparation of Agents to Reinforce and Preserve the Deteriorated moai (M. Sawada, M. Bahamondez, T. Koezuka, Y. Kohdzuma, S. Inoue, Y. Araki and P. Valenzuela). General Session: La Contribución de los Capuchinos Espa Oles de Finales del Siglo XIX para el Estudio y la Divulgación de la Antropología, la Lingüística y la Geografía de Micronesia (F. Amorós i Gonell); Antropología Médica en y de Rapa Nui. Avances, Desafíos y Proyecciones del Trabajo en Isla de Pascua (M. Weisner and V. Fajreldin); Introducción al Concepto de Psico-arqueología y su Posible Aplicación en Isla de Pascua (M.E. Astorga Lira).

* Stevenson, C. M. and W. S. Ayres (eds.). 2000. Easter Island Archaeology: Research on Early Rapa Nui Culture. Los Osos, California: Easter Island Foundation.

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Acknowledgements; Preface. Early Contributions to Easter Island Archaeology: The Archaeological Investigations on Easter Island in Historical Perspective (C.S. Smith); Religious Architecture and Symbol: Excavation of an Easter Island Semipyramidal Ahu (C.M. Stevenson); The Investigation of an Ahu Poepoe and Two Avanga on Easter Island (L.C. Shaw); Ahu and Settlement: Archaeological Excavations at 'Anakena and La Pérouse (H. Martinsson-Wallin and P. Wallin); Rock Art of the Ceremonial Complex at Ahu Ra'ai (G. Lee). Mortuary Analysis: Investigations of the 1981 Easter Island Archaeological Expedition (G.W. Gill); Human Burials in the Coastal Caves of Easter Island (L.C. Shaw); Easter Island Burial Practices (A. Seelenfreund); Color Symbolism in Easter Island Burial Practices (A. Seelenfreund); Skeletal Remains from Ahu Nau Nau: Land of the Royal Miru (G.W. Gill); Analysis of Cremations from Ahu Ko te Riku (W.S. Ayres and B. Saleeby); Analysis of Rapanui Cranial Collections – Museum Sample Variation (V.H. Stefan). Chronology, Artifacts, Floral and Faunal Remains: Archaeological Investigations at 'Anakena Beach and Other Near-coastal Locations (C.M. Stevenson, J.M. Ramírez, S. Haoa, T. Allen); Easter Island Obsidian Artifacts: Typology and Use-wear (W.S. Ayres, R.L. Spear, and F.R. Beardsley); Late Prehistoric - Early Historic Easter Island Subsistance Patterns (W.S. Ayres, B. Saleeby, and C.B. Levy); Estimating Easter Island Obsidian Hydration Rates from Glass Composition (C.M. Stevenson); The Woody Vegetation of Easter Island Between the Early 14^th and the mid 17^th Fenturies AD (C. Orliac). List of Contributors; Glossary.

Thomson, W. J. 1891. Te Pito te Henua, or Easter Island. Reports of the United States National Museum for the year ending June 30, 1889. Annual Reports of the Smithsonian Institution for 1889. Washington DC. [Reprint: Long Read, 2005]

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CONTENTS

The Discovery of Easter Island; Sailing Directions; Geological Features; Various Names of the Island; Climate, Villages and Habitations; Flora; Mammals; Birds, fishes; Reptiles and Insects; Nets and Ropes; Natives; Personal Appearance of the Natives; Brutal Treatment of Natives by Early Voyagers; Thieving; Tattooing; Salutation; Dress; Mats; Amusements; The Native Dance; Religion; Superstitions; Diseases and Their Treatment; Fire; Cannibalism, Government; Burial of the Dead; Boats, Weapons and War; Exploration of the Island; Reconnaissance of Rana Kao; The Ancient Stone Houses at Orongo; Sculptured Rocks; Ancient Customs in Relation to Gathering the Sea-birds Eggs; Employment of Natives; Cave and Tomb Near Ahuakapu Point; Ruins of the Oldest Habitation of the Island; Natural Caves; Anakena Bay; The Poike Plains; Tongariki; Rana Roraka; Skulls Showing Peculiar Marks; Platforms and Images; Language; Translation of Easter Island Tablets; Tradition in Regard to the Origin of the Islanders; Tradition Regarding Obsidian Spear-points; Tradition Regarding Fish-hooks; Genealogy of the Kings of Easter Island; List of Ethnographic Specimens; Polynesian Archaeology; Language; Vocabulary.

Van Tilburg, Jo Anne. 2004. Hoa Hakananai’a: British Museum Object in Focus. London: British Museum.

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Prologue. Rapanui Legend; The Island of Rapa Nui; Rapanui Sacred Geography; The Birdman Religion; Missionaries on Rapa Nui; The Arrival of HMS Topaze; Orongo and the Discovery of Hoa Hakananai’a; The Moai of Rano Raraku; Hoa Hakananai’a and Rano Kau; Birdman Symbolism on Hoa Hakananai’a; Hoa Hakananai’a and Ancestral History. Notes; Further Reading; Rapanui Words; Photographic Credits.

Van Tilburg, Jo Anne. 1994. Easter Island: Archaeology, Ecology, and Culture. Washington, DC: Smithsonian.

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Prologue; Note on Orthography. In the Wake of Mana: The Routledge Expedition; Archaeological Survey and Statue project. Making History on Easter Island: The End and the Beginning; Rapa Nui Informants and Leaders; Traditional Knowledge of History. The Country of the King: The Lapita Cultural Complex and Ancestral Polynesia; East Polynesian Prehistory; Settlement of Rapa Nui: Polynesia or Peru?; The Challenge of the Place; Rapa Nui Cultural Sequence. The Birdman Cult: Ideology, Ecology and Adaptation: Birdman Cult Ideology: Pacific Genesis; Ecological Impetus of the Cult. The Built Environment: Vernacular Architecture; Domestic Architecture; Semantic Architecture; Architectonics of Moai and Ahu; Ahu-related Ceremony. Understanding Rapa Nui Society: Power and Status; The Rapa Nui Chiefdom; Chiefly Power: Economy and Ideology. Hunger and Rapa Nui Prehistory: Food, Stress and Culture Change; Time, the Calendar, Sacred Geography and Ritual; Death, Warfare and Cannibalism. The Rapa Nui Aesthetic: Rongorongo and its Oceanic Heritage; Hybrid and Morphosis Images; Rapa Nui Style: Icons and Ideas. Spirit in the Stone: Gods, Chiefs, Master Carvers and Icons; The Sky Proper; The Iconography of Power: The Chiefly Body; The Perfect Chief; Sex as Metaphor; Space and Place. Beyond Belief: Moving the Moai: Megalithic Methods; How They Did It: A Model; What it Cost: Economic Impact; The Price They Paid. Epilogue; Endnotes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.