Books on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Suggested reading before the 2019 Chautauqua Course on Rapa Nui
The Statues that Walked: Unraveling the Mystery of Easter Island
Authors: Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo
A in-depth study exploring how the people of Rapa Nui moved the massive moai statues.
Authors: Terry Hunt and Carl LipoA in-depth study exploring how the people of Rapa Nui moved the massive moai statues.
When the Universe was an Island (Book: Rapa Nui, Easter Island, Isla de Pascua)
Authors: Edmundo Edwards and Alexandra Edwards
An very complete history of Rapa Nui relying heavily on the oral traditions of the local descendants.
Authors: Edmundo Edwards and Alexandra EdwardsAn very complete history of Rapa Nui relying heavily on the oral traditions of the local descendants.
Easter Island: The Mystery Solved
Author: Thor Heyerdahl
A reprint of Thor Heyerdahl's book about what the moai represent and how the people of Rapa Nui moved them.
Author: Thor HeyerdahlA reprint of Thor Heyerdahl's book about what the moai represent and how the people of Rapa Nui moved them.
Words Out of Wood: Proposals for the Decipherment of the Easter Island Script
Author: M. De Laat
A book about Rapa Nui's undeciphered script called rongorongo. The decipherment proposal is probably wrong, but the coverage of the subject is good.
Author: M. De LaatA book about Rapa Nui's undeciphered script called rongorongo. The decipherment proposal is probably wrong, but the coverage of the subject is good.
Lonely Planet Chile & Easter Island (Travel Guide)
Author: Carolyn McCarthy
The 2018 version of the guide book covering both Chile and Easter Island.
Author: Carolyn McCarthyThe 2018 version of the guide book covering both Chile and Easter Island.
Easter Island (Chile) 1:30,000 Visitor's Map (International Travel Maps)
Author: ITM Canada
A detailed topography map of the island noting the locations of the moai.
Author: ITM CanadaA detailed topography map of the island noting the locations of the moai.