ISBN:
0191587915
,
9780191587917
,
9780192803405
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 256 pages, [8] pages of plates)
Edition:
[2nd ed.]
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
996.18
Keywords:
Geschichte
;
Homme préhistorique / Pâques, Île de
;
Sculpture préhistorique / Pâques, Île de
;
HISTORY / Oceania
;
Antiquities
;
Prehistoric peoples
;
Sculpture, Prehistoric
;
Megalithkultur
;
Kultur
;
Funde
;
Prehistoric peoples
;
Sculpture, Prehistoric
;
Natur
;
Kultur
;
Osterinsel
;
Osterinsel
;
Natur
;
Osterinsel
;
Geschichte
;
Osterinsel
;
Kultur
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-246) and index
,
Part 1: The original 'boat people' -- Part 2: Ancestors of stone: a petrified dream -- Part 3: The aftermath
,
"The Enigmas of Easter Island" combines a wealth of new archaeological evidence, intriguing folk memories and the records of Captain Cook and other early explorers, to reveal how the island's decline may stem from ecological catastrophe. 80 illustrations
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