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The "Walking" Moai of Easter Island. Retrieved 8 August 2005. McCall, Grant (1995). "Rapanui (Easter Island)". Pacific Islands Year Book 17th Edition. Fiji Times. Retrieved 8 August 2005. Matthews, Rupert (1988). Ancient Mysteries. Wayland Publishing. ISBN 0-531-18246-0. Pelta, Kathy (2001). Rediscovering Easter Island. Lerner Publishing Group.
Chauvet never traveled to Easter Island; he derived much of his information from sources of mixed reliability. However, his book remains an important work, in particular, because of its many illustrations, some of which show objects that no longer exist. The French version of the book has never been republished.
According to Rapa Nui mythology Hotu Matuꞌa was the legendary first settler and ariki mau ("supreme chief" or "king") of Easter Island. [1] Hotu Matu'a and his two-canoe (or one double-hulled canoe) colonising party were Polynesians from the now unknown land of Hiva Nuku Hiva, Hiva Oa, Fatu Hiva, Mount Oave, Marquesas Islands, Tahiti, Fenua.
Easter Island is a volcanic island, consisting mainly of three extinct coalesced volcanoes: Terevaka (altitude 507 metres) forms the bulk of the island, while two other volcanoes, Poike and Rano Kau, form the eastern and southern headlands and give the island its roughly triangular shape.
A total solar eclipse visible from Easter Island occurred for the first time in over 1300 years on 11 July 2010, at 18:15:15. [54] Species of fish were collected in Easter Island for one month in different habitats including shallow lava pools, depths of 43 meters, and deep waters.
A second series aired in September 2014 entitled Lost Kingdoms of Central America focusing on the Olmec, Chiriquí and Taíno people and the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan. [9] In 2013 he filmed a one off-special for BBC 4 entitled Easter Island: Mysteries of a Lost World which re-examined the historic collapse in Rapa Nui society. [10]
In the field, he attempted to unravel the mystery of the moai statues, those mysterious statues erected on Easter Island. He recounted this experience in the best-selling book Fantastique île de Pâques, which sold nearly a million copies and was translated into many languages. [ 4 ]
Hotu Matuꞌa was the legendary first settler and ariki mau ("supreme chief" or "king") of Easter Island and ancestor of the Rapa Nui people. [1] Hotu Matuꞌa and his two-canoe (or one double hulled canoe) colonising party were Polynesians from the now unknown land of Hiva (probably the Marquesas).