Author:
Bahn, Paul G.
Edition Statement:4th edition, First Roman and Littlefield edition.
Imprint:Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, c2017.
Description303 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Note:The island and its geography -- Pt. 1. The original 'boat people'. Where did they come from? East or west? ; How did they get there, and why? ; Living on an island -- Pt. 2. 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 -- Pt. 3. The aftermath. Crash go the ancestors ; Orongo and rongo rongo ; The island that self-destructed ; The last enigma.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-295) and index.
