Rapanui in the World and the World on Rapa Nui – A Report from Two International Scientific Conferences held on Rapa Nui during November 2018
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2019
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This report provides synthesis and commentary about two international scientific
conferences held on Rapa Nui during November 2018. The first conference, the Early
Pacific Migration Conference, brought academics in the Oceanic research community
together to consider Pacific Ocean and island palaeoecology, the migration of humans,
fauna, and flora, ancestral navigation, and archaeology to better understand the myriad of
Oceanic island cultures, environments, and legacies. The second conference, the 1st
International Symposium of Rapa Nui – Heritage,Culture, and Society from aContemporary
Perspective, viewedRapaNui fromamore current standpoint tounderstandChileanstate and
Rapanui local relations, history, anthropology and representation, and cultural and
environmental goals. Together, the two conferences produced 60 papers, conducted multiple
field visits, and provided challenging and rewarding experiences, which highlighted the past
and present of Rapa Nui, to prepare it for the future.
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Early Pacific Migration Conference 2018, 1st International Symposium of
Rapa Nui – Heritage, Culture, and Society from a Contemporary Perspective 2018
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