The Mystery of Easter Island

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Adventures Unlimited Press, 1998 - 404 ページ
First published in 1919, this work provides information on that most mysterious of islands - Easter Island (Rapa Nui). It details Routledge's 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. In the book, Routledge and her companions explore the secret caves, ancient roads, pyramid platforms and the strange stone statues on the island. She also discusses the Rongo Rongo script, the Bird cult, the war between the Short Ears and the Long Ears, together with much other material.
 

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CHAPTER I
3
EASTER ISLAND FROM RANO KAO PANORAMIC VIEW
24
MANAGERS HOUSE MATAVERI
25
A GROUP ON DECK
26
HANGA ROA VILLAGE
27
BAILEY THE COOK ON GUARD
28
EASTER ISLAND WOMEN
29
ANGATA THE PROPHETESS
30
DIAGRAM OF SEMIPYRAMID
170
AHU MAHATUA SEAWARD SIDE
170
AHU MAITAKITEMOA SEAWARD SIDE
170
AHU RUNGAVAE
170
PLAN OF RANO RARAKU 45 RANO RARAKU FROM THE SEA 46 47
170
174E
170
CHAPTER XIV
175
READY TO BE LAUNCHED 179
178

STATUE AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM
31
AKAHANGA COVE AND NEIGHBOURING AHU PANORAMIC
32
VIEW
33
CHAPTER III
34
AHU VINAPU PANORAMIC VIEW
35
DIAGRAM OF IMAGE
36
THE NATIVE CART ACO COVE PORTO BELLO
48
CHAPTER IV
52
LARGEST IMAGE IN QUARRY
55
DIGGING OUT A STATUE
61
S AND AN OSTRICH
70
IO RIVER SCENE ST NICHOLAS
78
CANOE CORDUROY PORTAGE
86
ENCAMPMENT OF PATAGONIAN INDIANS
90
AHU TEPEU
96
AN IMPRESSION
111
CHAPTER VIII
115
PAGE
120
CHAPTER IX
124
CHAPTER XI
139
166B
164
167
167
STONE TOOL 180
178
HEAD OF A STATUE AT MOUTH OF QUARRY
178
CONTAINING A DISC
178
SHOWING SCAMPED WORK
178
TWO IMAGES ERECTED IN QUARRY FRONT VIEW
181
DIAGRAM OF CEREMONIAL AVENUE HANGA PAUKURA
194
MONUMENTS IN EASTER ISLAND CAPTAIN COOK
204
CANOESHAPED HOUSES STONE FOUNDATIONS
214
III
217
112
262
CHAPTER XVIII
277
CHAPTER XIX
290
180
293
PART III
303
CHAPTER XXI
316
CHAPTER XXII
335
CHAPTER XXIII
359
CHAPTER XXIV
373
EPILOGUE
389
INDEX
395
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Katherine Maria Routledge (11 August 1866 ee" 13 December 1935), was an English archaeologist and anthropologist who, in 1914, initiated the first true survey of Easter Island.

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