AKU-AKU: The Secret of Easter Island
by Thor Heyerdahl
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
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Prahran, Victoria, Australia
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Synopsis
Aku-Aku, the Secret of Easter Island is a 1958 book by Thor Heyerdahl that described his research at Rano Raraku and Anakena on the many giant stone statues or moai found on Easter Island and the culture that created them. The book and a follow-up film of the same name made a major contribution to general public awareness of both the island and the statues, outside the anthropological and archaeological communities.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKNEST (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102768
- Title
- AKU-AKU: The Secret of Easter Island
- Author
- Thor Heyerdahl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- allAllen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- BZDB291 Very Good Exploration; Hardcover; Modern Exploration. AKUAKU The Secret of Easter Island
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