description: This collection of 38 papers survey the latest research into Rapanui's natural, environmental and cultural history. Contributors S R Fischer &amp; C M Love (Geological parameters); J R Fleney (Present flora and its origins); L H DiSalvo &amp; J E Randell (Terrestrial fauna); P G Bahn (Human settlement): G W Gill &amp; D W Owsley (Human osteology); S R Fischer (The naming of Rapanui); C S Smith (The Norwegian expedition); P G Bahn (Monolithic sculptures); W Liller (Survey of the Moai); A Skjolsvold (Dating of monolithic sculpture); G Lee (Rock art); W Liller (Monuments in the archaeoastronomy of Rapanui); A E Charola &amp; C A Weber (Preservation of the archaeological heritage); I K Fedorova (Myths and legends as reflections of shamanistic beliefs); H-M Esen-Baur (The Tangata Manu); V M du Feu &amp; S R Fischer (Rapanui language); T S Barthel (Classical Rapanui script); J Seaver (Wooden sculptures); J D Porteus (Modernization of Rapanui).
language: English
title: Easter Island Studies
titlecomplete: Easter Island Studies (Oxbow Monographs)
publisher: Oxbow Books