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001 2011001627
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008 110125s2011 nyuab b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9781439150313 (hardcover)
020 $a1439150311 (hardcover)
020 $a9781439154342 (ebook)
020 $a1439154341 (ebook)
020 $a9781439150320 (trade paper)
020 $a143915032X (trade paper)
020 $a40019561869
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050 00 $aF3169$b.H86 2011
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100 1 $aHunt, Terry L.
245 14 $aThe statues that walked :$bunraveling the mystery of Easter Island /$cTerry Hunt and Carl Lipo.
250 $a1st Free Press hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bFree Press,$c2011.
300 $aix, 237 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
520 $aThe monumental statues of Easter Island, gazing out in their imposing rows over the island's barren landscape, have been a great mystery ever since the island was first discovered by Europeans. How could the ancient people who inhabited this tiny speck of land, the most remote in the vast expanse of the Pacific, have built such monumental works, and moved them from the quarry where they were carved to the coast? And if the island once boasted a culture sophisticated enough to have produced such marvelous edifices, what happened to that culture? The prevailing accounts of the island's history tell a story of self-inflicted devastation: a glaring case of eco-suicide. But when Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo began carrying out archaeological studies on the island in 2001, they uncovered a very different truth: they show that the Easter Islanders were remarkably inventive environmental stewards, rich with lessons for confronting the daunting environmental challenges of our own time.--From publisher description.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aA most mysterious island -- Millions of palms -- Resilience -- The ancient paths of stone giants -- The statues that walked -- A peaceable island -- Ahu and houses -- The benefits of making moai -- The collapse -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Environmental constraints -- Appendix 2: Lithic mulching and Manavai.
651 0 $aEaster Island$xAntiquities.
650 0 $aSculpture, Prehistoric$zEaster Island.
650 0 $aPrehistoric peoples$zEaster Island.
650 0 $aPolynesians$zEaster Island$xAntiquities.
700 1 $aLipo, Carl P.