Easter Island in context from paradise to calamity
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New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], c2002.
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 26, 2006.
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When Dutch sailors landed on Easter Island, they found a warlike people recovering from anarchy and cannibalism. What had gone wrong with a civilization that had lived in peace for nearly a thousand years? In this program, Claudio Cristino, the island's resident archaeologist; William Liller, of the Easter Island Foundation; Patricia Vargas Casanova, of the Easter Island Studies Institute at the University of Chile; and others offer their views on moai, rongorongo tablets, the Birdman Cult, and the devastating effects of overpopulation, to provide a captivating glimpse of a complex culture driven to the brink of extinction. Images of artifacts, 3-D computer graphics, and artwork enhance the program.
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11 & up.
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Mode of access: Internet.
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System requirements: Classroom Video On Demand playback platform.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
(20062002). Easter Island in context: from paradise to calamity . Infobase.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)20062002. Easter Island in Context: From Paradise to Calamity. Infobase.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Easter Island in Context: From Paradise to Calamity Infobase, 20062002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Easter Island in Context: From Paradise to Calamity Infobase, 20062002.
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