Rapa Nui Journal Volume 9 Issue 1

Report of the Meeting of the Sophora toromiro Management Group 19-20th October 1994, University of Bonn Botanical Garden

Compiled by Mike Maunder and members of the Management Group; Document produced by the Conservation Unit, Living Collections Department, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Sponsored by the Friends of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.

This quotation, made so famous by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, is equally applicable today, if the story from Santiago, Chile is indeed valid. It seems that the world will once again be treated to a 'Maritime Adventure' when Spanish explorer Kittin Munoz sets sail with a crew of ten next October. Their quest: to navigate the seas of Oceania for a year in order to substantiate Thor Heyerdahl's nearly fifty year old theory that Easter Island, and also Polynesia, were first settled by South Americans.

Easler Island. Archaeology, Ecology and Culture. Jo Anne Van Tilburg. 1994. British Museum Press, 191 pp, 126 figs, 30 plates. £20.00; ISBN 0 714125040

Review by Paul G. Bahn

Archaeological investigations at Anakena, Easter island Edited by Arne Skjolsvold. 1994. The Kon-Tiki Museum, Occasional Papers. Vol. 3, Oslo. Softcover, 216 pages, maps, black and white line drawings and sketches. photographs. No index. In English. Price: US $29 plus freight. Kon Tiki Museum, Bygdaynesveien 36, N-0286, Oslo, Norway

Voyage of Rediscovery: A Cultural Odyssey through Polynesia. Finney, Ben, with Marlene Among, Chad Baybayan, Tai Crouch, Paul Frost, Bernard Kilonsky, Richard Rhodes, Thomas Schroeder, Dixon Stroup, Nainoa Thompson, Robert Worthington, Elisa Yadao. 1994. University of California Press, Berkeley. $30. 326 pages plus index, appendices, notes and references. Black/white illustrations, charts, and maps.

Letters to the Editor

What's New in Polynesia

What's New in Hangaroa

International News