In the book, routledge and her companions explore the secret caves, ancient roads, pyramid platforms. The book is written in a very folksy light manner that was typical of many 1919 publications. Discover easter island mysteries on your next spiritual. This is the story of a team of archaeologists and a 75person crew who sought to unravel a central mystery of easter island. Our books had of course to be largely scientific, a sovereigns worth of cheap novels was a boon, but we often yearned unutterably for a new book. Join two intrepid young women as they delve into the centuriesold mysteries of easter island. You need to use to make your capable a lot more increase. A series of brilliant revelations brings to life the parallel quests of these two intrepid young women as they delve into the centuriesold mysteries of easter island. This is a perfect example of the truth being stranger than the fiction. First published in 1919, this work provides information on that most mysterious of islands easter island rapa nui. The mysteries of easter island book by jean michel schwartz. Easter island is famous for its 887 monumental statues. Their existence is a marvel of human ingenuity and their meaning a source of some mystery.
The mysteries of easter of island is a detailed text that will keep students engaged and leave them with many of their own questions to consider. An exploration of the questions and mysteries that have puzzled scholars and experts about the remote location of easter island, including its culture, giant statues, and writing. The mystery of easter island by katherine routledge. Mysteries of easter island ancient mysteries alternator books ebook. The main characters are based on routledge and her 1914 easter island adventure expedition. The mystery of easter island new findings rekindle old debates about when the first people arrived and why their civilization collapsed outer slope of the rano raraku volcano, the quarry of the. The whole lot, including my maidservant, went in for every weekend to the. Easter island is no longer an isolated mystery, there is no need to indulge in surmises as to sunken continents, it becomes part of the whole question of the culture of the pacific and of the successive waves of migration which have passed through it. The huge stone figures of easter island have beguiled explorers, researchers and the wider world for centuries, but now experts say they have cracked one of the biggest mysteries.
Another source of info on this topic is a newer book called collapse by jared. Buy a cheap copy of the mysteries of easter island book by jean michel schwartz. Book can to become your best friend when you getting anxiety or having big problem with the subject. About two thirds of the book is about easter island, the remainder covers the journeys out and back. Rare, used, new and outofprint books about easter island and the pacific. For centuries, people have marveled at these giant. It is in the southern pacific ocean, 2,300 miles west of the coast of chile and 2500 miles southeast of tahiti. Nobody really knows who made those statutes, or how or why. Features include a map, fact boxes, biographies of famous experts on easter island, places to see and visit, a glossary, further readings, and index provided by publisher. First published in 1939 mysteries of easter island open library.
Mysteries of easter island ancient mysteries alternator. Slowly unearthing the island s haunting past, they are forced to confront turbulent discoveries about themselves and the people they love, changing their lives forever. In this extraordinary fiction debutrich with love and betrayal, history and intellectual passiontwo remarkable narratives converge on easter island. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Scientists claim island civilisation didnt collapse the giant easter island stone heads may very well be. How did this tiny speck of land in the pacific ocean2000 miles from the chilean coastline come to be populated. Restrained passion and conflicted loyalties drive this sweeping debut novel, in which two women of different eras experience the mysteries of easter island.
Slowly unearthing the islands haunting past, they are forced to confront turbulent discoveries about themselves and the people they love, changing their lives forever. Geologically one of the youngest inhabited territories on earth, easter island, located in the. The other mystery of easter island damn interesting. The mysteries of easter island there are many things that give visitors pause when contemplating the realities of easter island. The mystery of easter island by katherine routledge goodreads. Easter island is a volcanic high island, consisting mainly of three extinct coalesced volcanoes. Terevaka altitude 507 metres forms the bulk of the island, while two other volcanoes, poike and rano kau, form the eastern and southern headlands and give the island its roughly triangular shape. The mystery of easter island travel smithsonian magazine. Instead, the sailors found a community of peopleand hundreds of giant stone statues. The secrets of easter island history smithsonian magazine. The mystery of easter island one of the greatest mysteries on earth are the statutes which stand on easter island.
Easter island and its statues have long been a source of mystery for explorers, historians, and tourists. The story of an expedition and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. The mysteries of easter island where is easter island. This article was adapted from its original form and updated to include new information for smithsonian s mysteries of the ancient world bookazine published in. Mysteries of easter island hardcover 1969 by francis maziere author 5. Easter island is home to almost nine hundred mysterious stone statues. Mysteries of easter island the lives, legends, and mysteries of a people who live in one of the loneliest and strangest places in the world maziere, francis published by tower 1968. It is the only book that adequately explains how the giant statues were created and how they were transported. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. 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.
On easter in 1722, a fleet of dutch ships exploring the southeastern pacific ocean came across a small island that at first seemed uninhabited. We set to work to excavate some of the statues which stood on the slope of the raraku mountain. Maziere, in his energetic theorizing and archeologicalethnological explorations, has contributed still more tantalizing clues to the mysteries the statues, the ideographs, the migrations, etc. The monumental statues of easter island, both so magisterial and so forlorn, gazing out in their imposing rows over the island s barren landscape, have been the source of great mystery ever since the island was first discovered by europeans on easter sunday 1722. Where did the native people of the islandthe rapanuicome from. We set to work to excavate some of the statues which st. In 2005, pulitzer winner jared diamond wrote the book on easter island. One of a kind books the easter island foundation promoting. Moai statuesmoai statues easter island is branded into popular consciousness as the home of the mysterious and towering moai statues, but these are not the only curiosity the south pacific island holds. Scientists may have solved the mystery surrounding location of easter island. Mysteries of easter island lerner publishing group. The island is home to about six thousand people and hundreds of giant stone statues called moai. In his book collapse, jared diamond refers to the rapanuis environmental degradation as ecocide and points to the civilizations demise as a.
The mysteries of the easter island moai the agenda by tablet. The meaning of easter island s mysterious moai, which have stood on the remote polynesian island for hundreds of years, has long been a source of interest for researchers. Hanga roa terevaka puakatike rano kau easter island easter island easter island ruins moai capital volcanoes. The deepest of the easter island mysteries is the humongous, rounded boulder, called navel of the world, from which all life sprang. The mystery of easter island by katherine routledge, 97809328480, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. What really happened on easter island the mystery of easter island. Laura hamilton waxman provides facts about easter island and explores common myths and mysteries about the island. Easter island is one of the most remote islands on earth.
The mysteries of easter island by jeanmichel schwartz. 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. A guide to cozy mystery and other favorite books, movies, and tv. It is one of the most remote places on earth, an island shrouded in mystery. Mysteries of easter island by maziere francis abebooks. New theories are being advanced, new studies made and new books published about this all the time. Explore fascinating mysteries and secrets of history and folklore from countries and cultures around the world. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Plentiful text features, including maps, photographs, and illustrations, support this rich text.
Mystery of the stone giants make one feel enjoy for your spare time. The mysteries of easter island springfield public schools. In the book, routledge and her companions explore the secret caves, ancient roads, pyramid platforms and the strange stone statues on the island. Easter island is branded into popular consciousness as the home of the. Where the moai are fascinating for their unknown purpose and mysterious craftsmen, the island s lost. Rapa nui or easter island, as it is commonly known is home to the enigmatic moai, stone monoliths that have stood watch over the island landscape for hundreds of years. Far in the south pacific lies a lonely place called easter island. The natives were entirely indifferent whether they worked or not, but by paying high wages and giving any quantity of mutton, we were able at this time to get a certain amount of precarious labour for digging and camp work. Gathering vital energy lines of the earth, navel rock is said to be the secretkeeper of the universe. The mystery of easter island mystic traveller the original account written by katherine routledge herself makes a good light reading on easter island. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. She was married at the age of 40 in 1906 and wrote this book about the voyage to and from easter island in her early 50s. The mysteries of easter island book the indianapolis. The mysteries of easter island world book encyclopedia.