CHAUVET
Easter Island and Its Mysteries
TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Translator's Introduction | ||
Preface to the English Edition | ||
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Preface by Dr. Étienne Loppé | |
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Dedication | |
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In Memoriam | |
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Easter Island |
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General Information | ||
History | ||
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The Easter Islanders |
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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 | ||
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Flora and Fauna |
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Botany | ||
Zoology and Ichthyology | ||
Fish | ||
Fishing | ||
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Religion |
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Introduction | ||
The Bird Cult | ||
The Tangata Manu | ||
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Monuments and Megaliths |
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The Monumental Statues of the Pakeopa and Ahu | ||
The Monumental Statues at Rano Raraku | ||
The Third Type of Monumental Statue | ||
Various Other Stone Carvings | ||
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Carved Wooden Objects |
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Identifiable Periods in Easter Island Art | ||
Ancient Wooden Statuettes Depicting Humans | ||
The Semiotic Value of the Ancient Human Statuettes | ||
Statuettes from the Decadent Period | ||
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The Talking Tablets of Easter Island |
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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 |
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Addendum | |
A Warning | ||
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Figure Legends | |
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Bibliography (by Chauvet) |
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A Warning | ||
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Current Sources and Further Reading | |
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Acknowledgements | |
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Figures |
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Plates 1-10 | ||
Plates 11-20 | ||
Plates 21-30 | ||
Plates 31-40 | ||
Plates 41-50 | ||
Plates 51-60 | ||
Plates 61-68 | ||
Additional Figures |