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History of Easter Island

Index History of Easter Island

Geologically one of the youngest inhabited territories on Earth, Easter Island, located in the mid-Pacific Ocean, was, for most of its history, one of the most isolated. [1]

17 relations: Angata, Atamu Tekena, Cultural ecology, History of cartography, History of Oceania, Hotu Matu'a, Index of Chile-related articles, Juan Tepano, List of Dutch inventions and discoveries, Monumental sculpture, Outline of Oceania, Rano Raraku, Rapa Nui people, Riro Kāinga, Sculpture, Sebastian Englert, Thor Heyerdahl.

Angata

Angata, full name María Angata Veri Tahi ʻa Pengo Hare Koho (– December 1914) was a Roman Catholic Rapa Nui religious leader from Easter Island during the late 19th and early 20th century.

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Atamu Tekena

Atamu Tekena or Atamu te Kena, full name Atamu Maurata Te Kena ʻAo Tahi (c. 1850 – August 1892) was the penultimate ‘Ariki or King of Rapa Nui (i.e. Easter Island) from 1883 until his death.

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Cultural ecology

Cultural ecology is the study of human adaptations to social and physical environments.

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History of cartography

Cartography, or mapmaking, has been an integral part of the human history for thousands of years.

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History of Oceania

The History of Oceania includes the history of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and other Pacific island nations.

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Hotu Matu'a

Hotu Matu'a was the legendary first settler and ariki mau ("supreme chief" or "king") of Easter Island and ancestor of the Rapa Nui people.

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Index of Chile-related articles

The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the Republic of Chile.

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Juan Tepano

Juan Tepano Rano ʻa Veri ʻAmo (4 March 1867 – 8 November 1947) was a Rapa Nui leader of Easter Island.

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List of Dutch inventions and discoveries

The Netherlands had a considerable part in the making of modern society.

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Monumental sculpture

The term monumental sculpture is often used in art history and criticism, but not always consistently.

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Outline of Oceania

The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Oceania.

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Rano Raraku

Rano Raraku is a volcanic crater formed of consolidated volcanic ash, or tuff, and located on the lower slopes of Terevaka in the Rapa Nui National Park on Easter Island in Chile.

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Rapa Nui people

The Rapa Nui are the aboriginal Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean.

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Riro Kāinga

Siméon or Timeone Riro ʻa Kāinga Rokoroko He Tau (died 1898/1899) was the last ‘Ariki or King of Rapa Nui (i. e. Easter Island) from 1892 until his death.

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Sculpture

Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions.

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Sebastian Englert

Father Sebastian Englert OFM Cap., (November 17, 1888 – January 8, 1969) was a Capuchin Franciscan friar, Roman Catholic priest, missionary, linguist and ethnologist from Germany.

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Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl (October 6, 1914 – April 18, 2002) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany, and geography.

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Easter Island History, Easter Island Syndrome, History of Rapa Nui, Slave raiding in Easter Island.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Easter_Island

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