The Mystery of Easter Island

“I like this book because it’s a really interesting adventure of a woman who was on the frontier of women in archaeology, who left England and went on a great adventure, and ended up staying on the island longer than she had planned. She was there at a time when she could talk to old people who remembered much of the oral tradition. There may still be gaps because of the tragic history of Rapa Nui, but it’s a very interesting read. I like the older books because they predate some of the misconceptions that would follow later.” Read more...

The best books on Easter Island

Terry Hunt, Historian