Easter Island Statue Project History

The Easter Island Statue Project is the accumulation of two decades of research and fieldwork directed by Dr. Jo Anne Van Tilburg. Read on to discover our rich history and active current projects:

What is the Easter Island Statue Project?

Back story: Archaeological Inventory Project

 

Projects Under the EISP umbrella include:

Moai Inventory Databases

Moai Transport Experiment (As seen in Nova's Secrets of Easter Island)

Rapa Nui Outrigger Club

The Rapanui Carver’s Perspective

Mapping of Rano Raraku Quarry

Museum Objects Inventory

Comparative Statue Research:

Palau Statue Survey

Katherine Routledge Biography Research

Among Stone Giants Book Web Site

 

Field Dispatches

November 2007: Rano Raraku and rock art documentation

July 2004: Finishing Mapping Rano Raraku Interior Quarry

October 2003: Three New Moai Discovered!

July 2003: Mapping Rano Raraku Interior Quarry

 
The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA is home to the Easter Island Statue Project and other fine research projects. Please email the Easter Island Statue Project at eisp@ioa.ucla.edu   EISP Site Index
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