Ebook {Epub PDF} Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island by Thor Heyerdahl

Aku-Aku, the secret of Easter Island Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. the secret of Easter Island by Heyerdahl, Thor. Publication date Topics Norwegian Archaeological Expedition to Easter Island and the East Pacific, , Polinesios, Megalieten Publisher Chicago, Rand . Because of his work for the island's people, especially its lepers, Thor Heyerdahl, leader of the Norwegian Archaeological Expedition, called Father Sebastian the "uncrowned king of Easter Island." [5] In , Fr. Sebastian was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal Cross of Merit) First Class by the Federal Republic of Germany. Hardback. Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Aku-Aku, The Secret of Easter Island by Thor Heyerdahl. Published by Rand McNally, Chicago, IL, 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardbound, no DJ. Size 8vo (up to /2'' tall). Condition: Fine. Pgs. LCCN Illustrated with photographs. Description text copyright BooksForComfort. Item ID.

AKU-AKU (Easter Island / 32 Pages Color Photos) by HEYERDAHL, THOR and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru Aku-Aku: the secret of Easter Island Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. the secret of Easter Island by Heyerdahl, Thor, author. Publication date Topics Anthropology, Anthropology, Norwegian Archaeological Expedition to Easter Island and the East Pacific, , Polinesios, Antiquities. Heyerdahl's book on the expedition Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island, was published in English in As with Heyerdahl's book about the voyage of Kon-Tiki, this book was also a best seller. Heyerdahl brought a photographer named Erling J. Schjerven along to document their work on film.

He is the author of another important text, Aku-Aku, this time focusing on the secrets and mysteries of Easter Island. This was linked to a diffusionist model of cultural development. Heyerdahl subsequently made other voyages designed to demonstrate the possibility of contact between widely separated ancient peoples. Aku-Aku: the Secret of Easter Island is a book by Thor Heyerdahl published in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, and Finnish, and in English the following year. The book describes the – Norwegian Archaeological Expedition 's investigations of Polynesian history and culture at Easter Island, the Austral Islands of Rapa Iti and Raivavae, and the Marquesas Islands of Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa. Aku-Aku, the Secret of Easter Island describes Thor Heyerdahl's research at Rano Raraku Anakena on their many giant stone statues. The book later film made a major contribution to awareness, outside anthropological archeological communities, of both the island the statues. Much of his evidence has now been refuted by archeologists.