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20 Years Ago in the Rnj Rapa Nui Journal: Journal of the Easter Island Foundation Volume 22 Issue 2 October Article 17 2008 20 YEARS AGO IN THE RNJ Follow this and additional works at: https://kahualike.manoa.hawaii.edu/rnj Part of the History of the Pacific Islands Commons, and the Pacific Islands Languages and Societies Commons Recommended Citation (2008) "20 YEARS AGO IN THE RNJ," Rapa Nui Journal: Journal of the Easter Island Foundation: Vol. 22 : Iss. 2 , Article 17. Available at: https://kahualike.manoa.hawaii.edu/rnj/vol22/iss2/17 This Commentary or Dialogue is brought to you for free and open access by the University of Hawai`i Press at Kahualike. It has been accepted for inclusion in Rapa Nui Journal: Journal of the Easter Island Foundation by an authorized editor of Kahualike. For more information, please contact [email protected]. et al.: 20 YEARS AGO IN THE RNJ Rapa Nui Journal • Vol. 22, NO.2· October 2008 Loxton, Daniel PUBLICATIONS "Easter Island" in "Ancient Aliens (Part 2 of2)" - Skeptic 13(4):82-83 (2008). Azizi G. & J.R. Flenley Mann, Daniel; James Edwards; Julie Chase; et al. "The Last Glacial Maximum Climatic Conditions on Easter Island" ­ "Drought, Vegetation Ghange, and Human History on Rapa Nui (Isla de QuaternOlY International 184: 166-176 (2008). Pascua, Easter Island)" - Quaterl/clIY Research 69: 16-28 (2008). Blumberg, Jess. Melka, Tomi S. "Easter Island" - Smithsonian (January 2008). "Structural Observations Regarding RongoRongo Tablet 'Keiti"'­ Bettocchi, Lorena Cryptologia 32: 155-179 (2008). "Les Pierres de l'lle de Paques Gravees d'Ecritures" - Tahiti Pacifique Montenegro, Alvaro; Chris Avis; & Andrew Weaver 18(202):30-34 (2008) [in French]. "Modelling the Prehistoric Arrival ofthe Sweet Potato in Polynesia"­ Bulletin ofthe fndo-Pacijic hehistOly Association Vol. 28: Papers from the Journal o/Archaeological Science 35(2):355-367 (2008). Manila Congress - Canberra: Australian National University, 2008. Parker, Philip M. (ed.) Cauwe, N. Webster's Rapa Nui - English Thesaurus DictionOlY - Icon Publishing, "lie de paques. Vers une Nouvelle Histoire" - Arc/1I!010gia 454(4):34-51 2008. (2008). Webster's English to Rapa Nui Crossword Puzzles: Level I -leon Cole, Anthony & John Flenley Publishing, 2005. "Modelling I-Iuman Population Change on Easter Island Far-From­ Pauly, Stephanie & Karlo Huke Atan Equilibrium" - QuaternCIIJ' International 184: 150-165 (2008). Ara 0 te Vanana / Kohau Kimi Rave 'a (Phrasebook / Dictionary) ­ Fitzpatrick, Scott M. & Richard Callaghan Comercial 3G SA, 2008. "Magellan's Crossing of the Pacific: Using Computer Simulations to Powell, Eric A. Examine Oceanographic Effects on One ofthe World's Greatest "Do Civilizations Really Collapse?" - Archaeology 61 (2): 18,20,56 Voyages" - Journal o/Pacific HistOlY 43(2): 145-165 (2008). (2008). Friedlaender, J.S.; F.R. Friedlaender; F.A Reed, et al. "Polynesian Chicken Bone" - Archaeology 61 (I ):26 (2008). "The Genetic Stmcture of Pacific Islanders" - PLoS Genetics Rolett, Barry V. (www.plosgenetics.org) 4( I):0 173-0 190 (2008). "Avoiding Collapse: Pre-European Sustainability on Pacific Islands"­ Daude, Jean-Herve Quaternary International 184:4-10 (2008). Easter f.~/and, The Losl Forest - self-published, 2008. Rudzinoff, Laurance Mega el Niiio et Deforestation de I'fIe de Pciques - self-published, 2008. "Rapa Nui Aussi A Paris - Tahiti Pacijique 18(207):39 (2008). Hiquily, Tara (ed.) Sherman, Mark (ed.) Va 'a. La Pirogue Polynesienne - Editions Au Vent des lles, Tahiti, Bulletin ofthe International String Figure Association - Vol. 14. (This 2008. issue contains reports fi'om Papua New Guinea, Fanning Island, Holden, Constance and the Philippines, as well as from the Navajo.) "Polynesians Took the Express Train Through Melanesia to the Pacific" Smith, Roff - Science 319(5861 ):270 (2008). "Beyond the Blue Horizon: How Ancient Voyagers Settled the Far­ Horrocks, Mark & Joan A. Wozniak Flung Islands of the Pacific" - Nalional Geographic 213(3): 106­ "Plant Microfossil Analysis Reveals Disturbed Forest and a Mixed­ 123 (2008). Crop, Dryland Production System at Te Niu, Easter Island"­ Journal 0/Archaeological Science 35(1): 126-142 (2008). See also NEWPACIFIC PUBLICATIONS on page J55. 20 YEARS AGO IN THE RNJ Roa. One island source states that at Hanga Reva (between Akahanga and Vaihu), the bikers turned inland and passed through Vaitea on towards Rano Aroi, returning by Ahu Akivi THE GREAT MOTORCYCLE RALLY OF 1988 and Tepeu and back down the west coast to Hanga Roa. How­ According to reports received from a number of islanders ever, a Chilean official gave assurances that the participants and printed in at least two opposition newspapers and one stayed on public roads at all times. opposition magazine, on The newspaper El Epoca repOIted that the president of the September 9 a motorcycle rally Chilean Instituto de Ecologia, Mauricio Bravo, has spoken out took place on Easter Island. in protest against the "Rally Enduro Rapa Nui". It is Reports agree that from SO to 60 understood that (privately) several conservation groups in of these machines participated as Chile and elsewhere and a number ofconcemed individuals part of the centelmial celebration have been in touch with Chilean authorities, and they have of Chile's taking possession of the made known their intense disappointment that such a island. potentially destructive event could have taken place in this It is still not clear exactly unique open air museum. One person compared having a where the course was laid out. motorcycle rally on Easter Island to putting a discotheque in There seems to be general agree­ the British Museum or a roller rink in the Louvre. ment that the route took the First reports indicate that there was no significant damage, motorcyclists from Hanga Roa up but the article in La Epoca quotes the lnstihlto de Ecologia as the west coast through the Tahai saying that generally, "these competitions are damaging zones area, around the NOIth Cape, by Hanga Oteo and Papa Te ofecological value". If further reliable information comes in, Kena to Anakena. Afterwards they continued along the public RNJwill carry it in a future issue. road, hlmed into the Rano Raraku area, and retumed to Hanga Published by Kahualike, 2008 1.
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