Description:What race of men built the immense, enigmatic Easter Island statues? How were these huge monoliths - many of them sixty feet long - transported on an island barren of the technology and materials necessary to move them?'The mysteries of Easter Island' is a startling new penetration of a forgotten civilization which has mystified and fascinated researchers for centuries. Author Jean-Michel Schwartz reveals the astonishing dimensions of that vanished race and its enigmatic, enduring legacy: the legend of the los continent of Hiva; the secrets of mana - the mystic supernatural force which conveyed the monumental statues to their final resting places; the astounding meaning of the statues' positions - some with their backs to the ocean... some gazing outward across the limitless sea; and the startling similarities between the Islanders' rongo-rongo writing and symbols found in the Indus Valley and in ancient China.Revealing at last the ancient ceremonies in which the giant statues played such a vital role, Jean-Michel Schwartz has brought to light the deepest mysteries of the lost Easter Island civilization, in all its wonder.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The mysteries of Easter Island by Schwartz, Jean Michel (1975) Mass Market Paperback. To get started finding The mysteries of Easter Island by Schwartz, Jean Michel (1975) Mass Market Paperback, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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The mysteries of Easter Island by Schwartz, Jean Michel (1975) Mass Market Paperback
Description: What race of men built the immense, enigmatic Easter Island statues? How were these huge monoliths - many of them sixty feet long - transported on an island barren of the technology and materials necessary to move them?'The mysteries of Easter Island' is a startling new penetration of a forgotten civilization which has mystified and fascinated researchers for centuries. Author Jean-Michel Schwartz reveals the astonishing dimensions of that vanished race and its enigmatic, enduring legacy: the legend of the los continent of Hiva; the secrets of mana - the mystic supernatural force which conveyed the monumental statues to their final resting places; the astounding meaning of the statues' positions - some with their backs to the ocean... some gazing outward across the limitless sea; and the startling similarities between the Islanders' rongo-rongo writing and symbols found in the Indus Valley and in ancient China.Revealing at last the ancient ceremonies in which the giant statues played such a vital role, Jean-Michel Schwartz has brought to light the deepest mysteries of the lost Easter Island civilization, in all its wonder.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The mysteries of Easter Island by Schwartz, Jean Michel (1975) Mass Market Paperback. To get started finding The mysteries of Easter Island by Schwartz, Jean Michel (1975) Mass Market Paperback, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.