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Among Stone Giants: The Life of Katherine Routledge and Her Remarkable Expedition to Easter Island (Lisa Drew Books)

by Jo Anne Van Tilburg

Among Stone Giants: The Life of Katherine Routledge and Her Remarkable Expedition to Easter Island (Lisa Drew Books) Cover

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Publisher Comments:

The world's leading authority on the stone statues of Easter Island, Jo Anne Van Tilburg delivers a thrilling true-life tale of breathtaking adventure and legendary exploration.

Van Tilburg, a distinguished archaeologist in her own right, draws on nearly two decades of experience in the South Pacific, historical archives, and Katherine Routledge's own previously untapped journals and field notes to give us a fascinating biography of the first female archaeologist to excavate these world-famous monoliths. Written with the full cooperation of the Royal Geographical Society and the British Museum, this fascinating book transports readers to the South Pacific island called Rapa Nui (meaning "land's end"). There Routledge and her husband, co-leaders of the Mana Expedition of 1913, encountered a population recovering from near-extinction. "Mana" is the Polynesian word for "spiritual power, " and Routledge, a Quaker overcome by the mysticism of the island and later diagnosed with schizophrenia, was deeply drawn to the customs and beliefs of these remarkable people.

Routledge's pioneering work preserved the faith and traditions of this prehistoric isle and laid the groundwork for modern archaeology. Among Stone Giants is an awe-inspiring testament to human courage, spirit, and achievement.

Synopsis:

The result is an exciting personal story, set against the drama of Katherine's remarkable exploration of one of the most intriguing archaeological sites in the world.

Synopsis:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-332) and index.
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About the Author

Jo Anne Van Tilburg, Ph.D., is an archaeologist with two decades of experience on Easter Island, where she directs the comprehensive and definitive Easter Island Statue Project. Currently a research associate of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, she is also director of the UCLA Rock Art Archive. She is a national lecturer for the Archaeological Institute of America and a lecturer for the British Museum Traveller. She lives in Malibu, California.
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Table of Contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Anote on spelling and pronunciation
  3. Prologue
  4. pt. 1.Before Easter Island : setting sail
  5. Ancestor worship : Southend, 1866 --"aterrible blank," 1872
  6. Waiting for change : Woodside, 1872
  7. Escape : Oxford and South Africa
  8. Scoresby : "a true British barbarian," 1904
  9. British East Africa : love, sex, and empire, 1906
  10. pt. 2.Easter Island
  11. Mana, 1910
  12. TheMana Expedition : sailors, scientists, and spies
  13. Atlantic to the Pacific : an "archaeological fiasco" --Toward Easter Island : ecology and history at sea --"Easter Island at last!" --First impressions and plans
  14. Orongo : the eleventh hour
  15. Troubled waters --"Katarina" and the Prophetess Angata
  16. Camp Hotu Iti : living faces
  17. ASpy story
  18. Legacy
  19. pt. 3.After Eastern Island : adrift
  20. Voyage home
  21. Thestory of an expedition, 1916-20
  22. Links, sidetracks, and dead ends, 1921-25
  23. Spooks and voices
  24. Cyprus, 1961
  25. Epilogue
  26. Afterword
  27. Notes
  28. Selected bibliography
  29. Acknowledgments
  30. Index.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780743244800
Subtitle:
The Life of Katherine Routledge and Her Remarkable Expedition to Easter Island
Foreword:
Tathum, Andrew
Foreword:
Tathum, Andrew
Author:
Tilburg, Jo Anne Van
Author:
Van Tilburg, Joanne
Author:
Tatham, Andrew
Publisher:
Scribner Book Company
Location:
New York
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Antiquities
Subject:
Antiquities, prehistoric
Subject:
Easter Island
Subject:
Women archaeologists
Subject:
Sculpture, Prehistoric
Subject:
Anthropology - General
Subject:
General Biography
Subject:
Easter Island Antiquities.
Subject:
Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Easter Island.
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Series:
Lisa Drew Books
Series Volume:
1.
Publication Date:
April 2003
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
351
Dimensions:
9.48x6.32x1.11 in. 1.30 lbs.
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