The statues that walked : unraveling the mystery of Easter Island / Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo.
2011
F3169 .H86 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
The statues that walked : unraveling the mystery of Easter Island / Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo.
Author
Hunt, Terry L.
Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
ISBN
9781439150313
1439150311
9781439150320 (trade paper)
143915032X (trade paper)
40019561869
1439150311
9781439150320 (trade paper)
143915032X (trade paper)
40019561869
Imprint
New York : Free Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
ix, 237 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Call Number
F3169 .H86 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
996.1/8
Summary
The monumental statues of Easter Island, gazing out in their imposing rows over the island's barren landscape, have been a great mystery ever since the island was first discovered by Europeans. How could the ancient people who inhabited this tiny speck of land, the most remote in the vast expanse of the Pacific, have built such monumental works, and moved them from the quarry where they were carved to the coast? And if the island once boasted a culture sophisticated enough to have produced such marvelous edifices, what happened to that culture? The prevailing accounts of the island's history tell a story of self-inflicted devastation: a glaring case of eco-suicide. But when Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo began carrying out archaeological studies on the island in 2001, they uncovered a very different truth: they show that the Easter Islanders were remarkably inventive environmental stewards, rich with lessons for confronting the daunting environmental challenges of our own time.--From publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Lipo, Carl P.
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Table of Contents
A most mysterious island
Millions of palms
Resilience
The ancient paths of stone giants
The statues that walked
A peaceable island
Ahu and houses
The benefits of making moai
The collapse
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Environmental constraints
Appendix 2: Lithic mulching and Manavai.
Millions of palms
Resilience
The ancient paths of stone giants
The statues that walked
A peaceable island
Ahu and houses
The benefits of making moai
The collapse
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Environmental constraints
Appendix 2: Lithic mulching and Manavai.