Aku-Aku : the secret of Easter Island / Thor Heyerdahl.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Chicago : Rand McNally, c1958Edition: American editionDescription: 384 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- Aku-Aku. English
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TNU, Faculty of Education, Arts and Humanities Pasifika Collection | PAC 919.618 HEY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | FEAH25072433 |
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." -- (Source of summary not specified)