Variation in rapa nui easter island land use indicates production. Best books on easter island easter island forum tripadvisor. New information about these themes has recently been flooding in from ongoing projects. Timeline world history documentaries 1,038,783 views. Migrations and settlements, the evolution of a culture, wars between tribes, and ultimate decimation of a whole population define the course of easter island history. Ovahe beach, north shore the inhabitants of this charming and mysterious place called their land. Easter island exerts a fascination well beyond the interests of philatelists, and although this joint publication by david maddock, based on an original document produced by steve pendleton, refers in its title to the collection of the stamps and postal history of this unique island, the manner in which the authors have taken great pains to include a wealth of background information in. There was a proliferation of more than stone buildings 2 m in height, described in oral tradition as chicken houses. Pair easter island moai statue carved stone bookends vintage.
The museums exclusive moai collectors ornament is inspired by rapa nui easter island. The moai heads of rapa nui easter island, chile places to travel. A group of easter islanders outside the church door, oc,g. It was perfect because not only does it tell you history and legend, but also things you need to know day to day, plus fun stuff like. Modern australian history is bookended by the arrival of white settlers in which. Jan, 2010 a 0 year exploration of easter island history. See more ideas about easter island, easter island statues and island. Chile officially annexed the island in 1888 during a period of expansion that included the acquisition of territory from peru and bolivia after the war of the pacific 187984. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Not sure what these represent, tiki, mayan, easter island type bookends. Although a holiday of high religious significance in the christian faith, many. The natives were fenced in around guarded borders in the area that today is the town of hanga roa to prevent sheep theft. History of rapa nui easter island lonely planet travel. The average height of a moai is about ft 4m and can weigh around.
Dec 8, 2012 this pin was discovered by amy k clark. The secrets of easter island history smithsonian magazine. The turbulent history of easter island 9781861892829. On a long stretch of green coast in the south pacific, hundreds of enormous, impassive stone heads stand guard against the ravages of time, war, and disease that have attempted over the centuries to conquer easter island. By the time dutch explorersthe first europeans to reach the remote islandarrived on easter day in 1722, the land was nearly barren. Lonely planet chile and easter island country travel guide. The bookends are inscribed temple of isis on an attached brass plaque and have three steps that rise from a base supporting five egyptian lotus columns. Between these bookends lie the events, the people, the relationships, the. The world monuments fund on easter island opposite. Ceramic moai statue mug you dont have to travel all the way to easter island to get your own moai statue. On easter day 1722, dutch explorers landed on easter island. It is unprecedented in human history for a sophisticated fully developed writing system to be invented and put into use by a small, isolated island community. Agate onyx stone bookends with tiki easter island aztec accents tan cream 6 lbs.
Easter island has an interesting history since it was discovered on easter by jacob roggoeveen, a dutch captain with approximately 3000 inhabitants with the presence of many statues that were all in the same position and shape with long unsmiling faces that appear as alienating creatures. This fun mug will be a favorite and makes a great gift. It has much scientific research and history interwoven with the work, trials and tribulations of two remarkable women attempting to solve the mysteries of easter island. This title features expanded coverage of patagonia, including new adventure options in puerto natales and more information on chiles crown jewel, torres del paine national park. The ensuing cultural legacy has brought the island notoriety out of proportion to the number of its. It is a marriage of convenience as her younger sister has mental and emotional problems and elsa has assumed the duty of protecting her. First published in 1919, this work provides information on that most mysterious of islands easter island rapa nui.
Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. All but a few of the moai of easter island were carved at rano raraku, a volcanic cone that contains a crater lake. Since the island consists of volcanic rock, the early inhabitants quarried the material into giant statues, some as tall as 14 feet, 6 inches and weighing about 14 tons. How were easter islands gigantic statues actually carved. The great sebastian englert, a priest and scientist who loved the islanders like his predecessor brother eyraud, came to the conclusion that the islands culture had been defined after the arrival of three consecutive invasions. The columns are topped by an entablature with a concave cornice having a central ornament of the winged sun, the symbol of royalty dating from the ancient kingdom of the egyptians. A look at the origins of the holiest day on the christian calender. The spread of european diseases, especially smallpox, and the raids of spanish slavers reduced the population to slightly more than 100 by 1887. Agate onyx stone bookends with tiki easter island aztec accents. Geologically one of the youngest inhabited territories on earth, easter island, located in the midpacific ocean, was, for most of its history, one of the most isolated. To its original inhabitants the island is known as rapa nui, and its population is predominantly of polynesian descent. The island is famous for its rows of moai basalt figures of deified ancestors that were.
With a serious shortage of resources, the various clans eventually began destroying each other. Media in category history of easter island the following 51 files are in this category, out of 51 total. Jul 15, 2017 the story of rapa nui or easter island and its earliest settlers may have to be rewritten after a new study of ancient remains on the island challenged the conventional thinking that the citizens recklessly destroyed their idyllic island environment. There is some roughness around the edges, still very cool looking and display nicely. In this extraordinary fiction debutrich with love and betrayal, history and intellectual passiontwo remarkable narratives converge on easter island, one of the most remote places in the world. Among the numerous questions regarding easter island many of them still unexplained, are the origin and the date of the first immigrants.
My selfguided tour plan leads me to another question. Easter island, chilean dependency in the eastern pacific ocean. The mystery of easter island travel smithsonian magazine. Gray, founder of the world monuments fund originally called international fund for monu ments, visited easter island in the early 1970s. Yet easter island does have its own script, examples of which, mostly incised on wooden boards, copies of copies of copies of much older lost originals, were collected in the nineteenth. Easter island was discovered, forgotten and then rediscovered. This concise account of easter islan history presents some new scholarhsip and rehashes the same stories of the islands remarkable facts and people. Get the best deals on stone bookends in collectible book ends when. Our artists look to historical imagery to bring you statues with creative inspiration. The book starts with the ancient history of the island including population by polynesians to the civil unrest and eventual decline of the rapa nui society and subsequent contact with the europeans before moving to modern eras covering annexation and colonization by chile and the rapa nui fight for civil rights in recent history. A civilisation isolated by 4,000km of pacific ocean was about to meet the outside world for the first time in centuries. The island stands in isolation 1,200 miles 1,900 kilometres east of pitcairn island and 2,200 miles west of chile. Im particularly interested in books that will give me the sort of info id get if i went on a guided tour. Strong cultural coverage gets under the skin of this skinny country including a special feature on wine.
The natural finished wood bookends are in the form of moai monolithic human forms found on easter island and have a metal support. New archaeological analysis is rewriting the history of. One is elsa who has married an older anthropologist. A brief history of easter islands incredible moai statues culture trip. They are tall sculptures made out of volcanic rock, with disproportionately large heads. In 1995, unesco named easter island a world heritage site, with much of the island protected within rapa nui national park. Dec 10, 20 whatever happened on easter island, it wasnt good. Learn about the secrets of the famous easter island heads including how they were created and why they were toppled.
The first human inhabitants of rapa nui the polynesian name for easter island. Head of a moat on temporary exhibition at the seagram building in new york city. Easter is a christian holiday that celebrates the belief in the resurrection of jesus christ from the dead. It is the easternmost outpost of the polynesian island world and is famous for its giant stone statues. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. World mother earth day as a time to reflect easter as an enduring story of. Bookends 101 bookends have a long and varied history. Archaeological excavations of easter island reveal three distinct cultural.
It details routledges journey by yacht from england to south america, around patagonia to chile and on to easter island, giving an account of its life, history and folklore. Easter island tourism easter island hotels easter island bed and breakfast easter island vacation rentals easter island vacation packages. The red line identifies the year ad 1722, the date of first european contact. Vintage alabaster marble tiki head easter island mayan. Its inhabitants, the rapa nui, have endured famines, epidemics of disease and cannibalism, civil war, environmental collapse, slave raids, various colonial contacts, and have seen their population crash on more than one occasion. The turbulent history of easter island 1st paperback edition by steven roger fischer isbn. Scattered all around rano raraku are 394 moai in every stage of evolution. These appear to be alabaster or some type of marble.
A design concept, detailing size, color, and spirit, is created. Polynesians landed there, farmed, thrived, built their famous statues, and then things went very bad, very fast. Stone bookends in collectible book ends for sale ebay. Most collectible vintage or antique bookends fall into one of four categories. However, there are two words pronounced pito in rapa nui, one meaning end and one navel, and the phrase can thus also mean the. The more we learn about the remote island from archaeologists and researchers, the more intriguing it becomes.
List of books and articles about easter island online. In addition to a depleted ecosystem, easter island history is rife with conflict. They took land from the weaker clans and toppled many moai statues. Geologically one of the youngest inhabited territories on earth, easter island, located in the midpacific ocean, was, for most of its history, one of the most isolated its inhabitants, the rapa nui, have endured famines, epidemics of disease and cannibalism, civil war, environmental collapse, slave raids, various colonial contacts, and have seen their population crash on more than one occasi. The spd curves cannot pinpoint events in history because a single. By the time roggeveen arrived in 1722, the island was treeless and most of the moai were laying on the ground. Easter island was named on easter day, 1722, by the dutch navigator jakob roggeven. It is the easternmost outpost of the polynesian island world.
Easter island is known for its isolation and its statues, as well as its startling degree of population decline. Pair easter island moai statue carved stone bookends vintage bookends. Jul 11, 2019 the moai statutes date back nearly a thousand years and are the work of the early inhabitants of easter island. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Bookends, home decor, mascaras, home interiors, decoration home, home. Tapati festival in easter island is a mix of carnival, sports, theatrical presentations and homage to rapa nui, it is celebrated annually in january and february. Slightly out of tune by idir aitsahalia, easter island by jennifer vanderbes, matakiterangui by themo lobos, varua rapa n. Easter island sculpture bookends with images tiki room, tiki. What happened along the way that caused the island ecosystem to collapse.