Title: Easter Island, Earth Island /
Authors: Bahn, Paul G.; Flenley, John.
Publisher: Thames and Hudson,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples Easter Island.; Sculpture, Prehistoric Easter Island.; Easter Island History.; Easter Island Antiquities.
Abstract: This book examines the enigmatic Easter Island civilization using new archaeological evidence to unlock the mysteries of the island's massive effigies and its unusual "birdman" cult.
Contents: 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 -- Crash go the ancestors -- Orongo and Rongorongo -- The island that self-destructed -- The lesson of Easter Island.