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Author Flenley, John.

Title The enigmas of Easter Island : island on the edge / John Flenley and Paul Bahn.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2003]
©2003

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  996.18 FLENLEY    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  996.18 FLE    Check Shelf
Edition [2nd ed.].
Description xvii, 256 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Note Previous ed. published as: Easter Island Earth Island. London : Thames & Hudson, 1992.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-246) and index.
Contents Part 1: The original 'boat people' -- Part 2: Ancestors of stone: a petrified dream -- Part 3: The aftermath.
Summary Who were the inhabitants of Easter Island and where did they come from? Why and how did they erect the giant stone statues found all over the island? Paul Bahn and John Flenley tackle these and a host of other questions, making use of the most recent historical and archaeological evidence.
Subject Prehistoric peoples -- Easter Island.
Sculpture, Prehistoric -- Easter Island.
Easter Island -- History.
Easter Island -- Antiquities.
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Subject Antiquities. (OCoLC)fst00810745
Prehistoric peoples. (OCoLC)fst01075242
Sculpture, Prehistoric. (OCoLC)fst01109826
Easter Island. (OCoLC)fst01243649
Added Author Bahn, Paul G.
Added Title Easter Island Earth Island.
ISBN 0192803409
9780192803405
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