Easter Island: References & Edit History
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A comprehensive introduction is provided in Norwegian Archaeological Expedition to Easter Island and the East Pacific, 1955–1956, Reports, 2 vol. (1961–65). History and culture are outlined in Grant McCall, Rapanui: Tradition and Survival on Easter Island (1981). See also Sebastián Englert, Island at the Center of the World: New Light on Easter Island (1970);Thor Heyerdahl, Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island, trans. from Norwegian (1958, reprinted 1988), Sea Routes to Polynesia (1968), Art of Easter Island (1975), a survey of art in collections throughout the world, with more than 300 plates of photographs, and Easter Island—a Mystery Solved (1989).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: The Met - Easter Island. | Nov 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Prince Edward Island - Institute of Island Studies - Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (PDF). | May 16, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - Easter Island: Make the most of its mysteries. | May 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library - eVols - How did Chile acquire Easter Island? | Jan 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Easter Island. | Jul 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Easter Island. | Jan 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Moai. | Oct 06, 2022 | ||
| Noted the effects of rising sea levels and mentioned the establishment of a marine reserve. | Nov 03, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids! - Easter Island Facts for Kids. | Nov 25, 2019 | ||
| Population data updated. | Jul 05, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and its famous Moai statues. | Jun 22, 2018 | ||
| Replaced photographs. | Sep 04, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Easter Island, Chile. | Mar 15, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Met - Easter Island. | Jan 13, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 07, 2012 | ||
| Added photograph. | Aug 25, 2011 | ||
| Archaeologists believe that they have discovered how the moai statues got their red headdresses. | Sep 09, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - How Easter Island Works. | Oct 22, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Easter Island. | Jul 30, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 04, 2007 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Feb 15, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Feb 15, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: PBS Online - Secrets of Lost Empires. | Aug 11, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: PBS Online - Secrets of Lost Empires. | Aug 11, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: NOVA Online - Secrets of Easter Island. | Jul 18, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Aug 24, 1998 |
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