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.