Angkor
and the Khmer Civilization
by Dr. Michael D. Coe (Thames and Hudson) is due out in October.
The
Enigmas of Easter Island (Oxford University
Press) 2003. The new book by Paul Bahn and John Flenley, is
now available. Their previous book, Easter Island, Earth
Island, was the definitive study of the catastrophic
environmental degradation perspective on Rapa Nui prehistory.
Though controversial, their work has become both a milestone
and a touchstone for most subsequent research.
Easter
Island by Jennifer Vanderbes (Dial Press) 2003.
A well-researched novel based on the Rutledge Expedition to
Easter Island.
Both
of the above books are reviewed in the October issue of Rapa
Nui Journal. In the upcoming issue of the Journal, we feature
a paper by two researchers who have found some amazing evidence
for a huge forest of giant palm trees on Easter Island. The
paper, "The Key Role of Jubaea Palm Trees in the History
of Easter Island" is by Hans-Rudolf Bork and Andreas
Mieth of the University of Kiel. Their estimates, based up
archaeological fieldwork, suggest that the island's palm forest
once exceeded 16 million trees. Readers who wish to receive
a complimentary copy of the journal should contact rapanuibooks@att.net
and /or go to the following website: www.islandheritage.org.
