CHAUVET

Easter Island and Its Mysteries

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Translator's Introduction
     

  Preface to the English Edition
     
  Preface by Dr. Étienne Loppé
     
  Dedication
     
  In Memoriam
     
  Easter Island
    General Information
    History
     
  The Easter Islanders
    Traditions and History
    Anthropological Study
    Tattoos and Body Painting
    Hairstyles and Hair Ornaments
    Clothes
    Dwellings and Objects in Daily Use
    Social Organization
    List of the Kings of Easter Island
    War
    Customs and Traditions
     
  Flora and Fauna
    Botany
    Zoology and Ichthyology
    Fish
    Fishing
     
  Religion
    Introduction
    The Bird Cult
    The Tangata Manu
     
  Monuments and Megaliths
    The Monumental Statues of the Pakeopa and Ahu
    The Monumental Statues at Rano Raraku
    The Third Type of Monumental Statue
    Various Other Stone Carvings
     
  Carved Wooden Objects
    Identifiable Periods in Easter Island Art
    Ancient Wooden Statuettes Depicting Humans
    The Semiotic Value of the Ancient Human Statuettes
    Statuettes from the Decadent Period
     
  The Talking Tablets of Easter Island
    History
    Introduction to the Language of the Ancient Easter Islanders
    A List of Tablets from Easter Island
    Translation of the Easter Island Hieroglyphics
    Echancrée Rongorongo
   

Complementary Considerations Related to the Migration

     of the Ancestors of the Ancient Easter Islanders

     
  Addendum
    A Warning
     
  Figure Legends
     
 

Bibliography (by Chauvet)


    A Warning
     
  Current Sources and Further Reading
     
  Acknowledgements
     
  Figures
    Plates 1-10
    Plates 11-20
    Plates 21-30
    Plates 31-40
    Plates 41-50
    Plates 51-60
    Plates 61-68
    Additional Figures

 


 

ship illustration from original Chauvet title page

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