Aku-Aku : the secret of Easter Island /
Heyerdahl, Thor,
Aku-Aku : the secret of Easter Island / Thor Heyerdahl. - American edition - 384 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Detectives off to the end of the world -- What awaited us at the world's navel -- In volcanic gas tunnels -- The mystery of the easter island giants -- The long-ears' secret -- Superstition against superstition -- Meeting the caves' dumb guardians -- Intro to the secret caves -- Among gods and devils -- A ruined city in the clouds -- My aku-aku says
"The author and explorer of Kon-Tiki fame here recounts for the layman his archeological adventures on Easter island, where his expedition uncovered many facts about the island's giant statues, secret caves, ancient stone-carving natives, cannibalism, and civil wars." --
58007834
Anthropology.
Easter Island--Description and travel.
Easter Island--Antiquities.
Aku-Aku : the secret of Easter Island / Thor Heyerdahl. - American edition - 384 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Detectives off to the end of the world -- What awaited us at the world's navel -- In volcanic gas tunnels -- The mystery of the easter island giants -- The long-ears' secret -- Superstition against superstition -- Meeting the caves' dumb guardians -- Intro to the secret caves -- Among gods and devils -- A ruined city in the clouds -- My aku-aku says
"The author and explorer of Kon-Tiki fame here recounts for the layman his archeological adventures on Easter island, where his expedition uncovered many facts about the island's giant statues, secret caves, ancient stone-carving natives, cannibalism, and civil wars." --
58007834
Anthropology.
Easter Island--Description and travel.
Easter Island--Antiquities.