Nova mystery of easter island season 39 episode 14 pbs. Download the mystery of easter island ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub. It lies in the pacific ocean more than 2,000 miles west of the nearest continent south america, 1,400. The island is famous for its huge statues and the mystery that surrounds them, a mystery that originated largely with the. The mystery of easter island new findings rekindle old debates about when the first people arrived and why their civilization collapsed outer slope of the rano raraku volcano, the quarry of the. It details routledges journey by yacht from england to south america, around patagonia to chile and on to easter island, giving an account of its life, history and folklore. Pdf the human transformation of rapa nui easter island. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it.
The mystery of easter island travel smithsonian magazine. The research, conducted by an international team including uc santa barbara, suggests that the demise of the polynesia group began before europeans arrived in 1722. Restrained passion and conflicted loyalties drive this sweeping debut novel, in which two women of different eras experience the mysteries of easter island. A civilisation isolated by 4,000km of pacific ocean was about to meet the outside world for the first time in centuries. Jan 28, 2015 new research is shedding light on the easter island mystery concerning what caused the downfall of the natives of the island, called rapa nui. Lonely planet chile and easter island country travel guide.
Easter island mystery revealed using mathematical model. The first page contains an article about easter island and the development of the ecological disaster that occurred there, and the second page contains questions that explore the causes and effects of the choices that were made by the inhab. Get up and collect the purple bag from somewhere in the room. This is why he called the 64 square mile island easter island. It is about 1,300 miles from the nearest island and about 2,200 miles from chile. This example of con tradictory information serves to illustrate the complexity that is typical of the rapanui culture. The mystery of easter island amazing ancient history documentary. With each year, more theories arise concerning the island, the statues, and the rapa nui people who once lived there. This remote island is still inhabited by a small group of people known as the rapanui. This two page editable case study comes with an answer key. Easter islands location in the midst of the south pacific is. Learn how distance and religious beliefs cut off the islanders from their contemporaries. New findings rekindle old debates about when the first people arrived and why their civilization collapsed. Easter island, with an area of only 64 square miles, is the worlds most isolated scrap of habitable land.
The turbulent history of easter island by steven roger fischer 8 times easter island. Biodiversity and societies in the pacific islands, chapter. The mysteries of easter island springfield public schools. Hanga roa terevaka puakatike rano kau easter island. Hanga roa terevaka puakatike rano kau easter island easter island.
Timeline world history documentaries 1,661,581 views. This title features expanded coverage of patagonia, including new adventure options in puerto natales and more information on chiles crown jewel, torres del paine national park. Little jimmy flores has gone missing and his mother believes hes still on easter island where he went on a school trip, the mysterious place in the pacific ocean where there stand 887 statues believed to have been erected by the rapa nui people who settled on the island between 300 and 1200 ce. A remote, bleak speck of rock in the middle of the pacific, easter island, or rapa nui, has. Discover where the inhabitants of easter island really came from. The next closest island when it comes to land proximity is estimated to be an amazing 1,400 miles from easter island. Pdf rapa nui easter island has become widely known as a case study of humaninduced. The mystery of easter lent is the season when we prepare for easter. Many early visitors and researchers noted and commented upon petroglyphs.
The mystery of easter after the reading of the gospel, sit down with the children. Interestingly enough, that island is completely uninhabited by humans. Over thirty years ago, the man who did such important, pioneering work in kontiki wrote another bestselling book, akuaku, about easter island. Hanga roa terevaka puakatike rano kau easter island easter island easter island ruins moai capital. It has perhaps more mystery and speculation in proportion to its size than any other prehistoric place on earth since about half of the 887 massive stone monuments remain unfinished in its main quarry. The islands isolation, mysterious history, and fascinating stone moai statues generate a natural, appealing curiosity. To find the ancient stone tablet that contains information about the founders and how to awaken the guardians. The mystery stems especially from the islands gigantic stone statues and its impoverished landscape, but it is enhanced by our associations with the specific. Read ebook now the mystery of easter island pdf free. The mystery of easter island an ecology case study activity. Download the mystery of easter island pdf free video dailymotion. Remarkably detailed book about her expeeriences enroute to and on easter island, leading an anthropological and archeological expedition with her husband, william scoresby routledge, to investigate the origins of the islands mysterious giant statues and.
Reading strategy ask and answer questions to comprehend text. Download pdf the mystery of easter island free online. The history of easter island, its statues and its peoples, has long been. It is an estimated 2,300 miles from the chile coast. The mystery of easter island by katherine routledge. Named easter island by the dutch explorer jacob roggeveen, who first spied it on easter day 1722, this tiny spit of volcanic rock in the vast south seas is, even today, the most remote inhabited. For decades, scientists have studied this remote island in the south pacific and its hundreds of giant stone statues known as moai. The other mystery of easter island damn interesting. The eastern island mystery can be explained if one reads zecharia sitchins the lost realms the fourth book of the earth chronicles. Published by that, like rapa nui, experienced the free press, the book is. The stone on easter island is the best carving stone in the pacific society was isolated, so the energy expended in other pacific societies trading, raiding, exploration, and colonization was directed inward chiefs got stature not by inter island interaction but by competing for status by a game of statue oneupmanship later ones had a pukao. The secrets of easter island history smithsonian magazine. With this information you continue your search on easter island. Sep 14, 2016 easter island faces of mystery it is one of the most isolated islands in the world but 1200 years ago a doublehulled canoe filled with seafarers from a distant culture landed upon its shores.
Mystery of the stone giants by catherine orliac 7 times the art of easter island by thor heyerdahl 7 times. An age of light part one ancient history documentary timeline duration. The mysteries of easter island the mysteries of easter island. Easter island, rapa nui chile, is an extremely remote island and one of the worlds most famous yet least visited archaeological sites. The mystery of easter island imagine arriving on a small island in the pacific ocean about halfway between the island of tahiti and the west coast of south america to find giant rock statues of humanlike figures greeting you along the coastline. Pdf history of easter island on the rocks researchgate. Informational nonfiction, 585 words, level m grade 2, lexile 690l. This godly play presentation introduces the relationship of lent to the mystery of easter. We set to work to excavate some of the statues which st. The island stands in isolation 1,200 miles 1,900 kilometres east of pitcairn island and 2,200 miles west of chile.
The mysteries of easter of island is a detailed text that will keep students engaged and leave them with many of their own questions to consider. If we all knew the mystery of easter island, it wouldnt be a mystery anymore. Season 39 episode 14 53m 10s video has closed captioning. Strong cultural coverage gets under the skin of this skinny country including a special feature on wine.
The island is home to about six thousand people and hundreds of giant stone statues called moai. It is the easternmost outpost of the polynesian island world. This is what dutch sea captain jacob roggeveen found when he arrived there in 1722 on easter sunday. Easter island is called the most remote inhabited island in the world. Outsiders may never know everything there is to know about this place, but i picked up some hints of mystery when i visited. If everybody is ready, i will get the things we need for today.
Sep 01, 2014 modem archaeological scientists and engineers try and recreate and decipher the mystery of easter island s moai statues by experimenting with archaic engineering methods and mysterious practices. Island of mystery far in the south pacific lies a lonely place called easter island. Over the centuries that followed a remarkable society developed in isolation on the island. The mystery of easter island by katherine routledge 9 times citadels of mystery by l. However, in the year of 1722, a captain of dutch origin discovered the island on easter. The tablet is in pieces at a couple of locations on the island. The 887 giant moai statues on easter island have turned one of the most isolated islands in the world into one of the most well knownand most mysterious. Easter island is home to almost nine hundred mysterious stone statues. By the time dutch explorersthe first europeans to reach the remote islandarrived on easter day in 1722, the land was nearly barren.
Nov 16, 1989 this handsome volume is the story of thor heyerdahls love of a mystery and of an island and its people. Easter island books tagged easter island librarything. First published in 1919, this work provides information on that most mysterious of islands easter island rapa nui. Jared diamond, a professor of geography and physiology at ucla, has explored the. The archaeologists, who have been working on easter island for many years, try to disclose the mystery, a sacred object that the island natives identify with this term and they intend to hide to the rest of the world. Easter island is no longer an isolated mystery, there is no need to indulge in. Use the three images presenting information about easter island as well as the mystery of easter island youll either find it online see the lesson for the url or your teacher will provide copies, to help complete the table below.
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