The collective name for the islands of the central Pacific Ocean, including the Austral Islands, Cook Islands, Easter Island, HAWAII; NEW ZEALAND; Phoenix Islands, PITCAIRN ISLAND; SAMOA; TONGA; Tuamotu Archipelago, Wake Island, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Polynesians are of the Caucasoid race, but many are of mixed origin. Polynesia is from the Greek poly, many + nesos, island, with reference to the many islands in the group. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p966 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p426)
Easter Island -- Civilization : The survival of Easter Island : dwindling resources and cultural resilience / Jan J. Boersema ; translated by Diane Webb
2015
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Climatic changes -- Easter Island : PBS NewsHour. Can Easter Island's treasures withstand storms of climate change? / [produced by NewsHour Productions]
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Easter Island : Easter Island archaeology : a tribute to Daniel Schávelzon on the 30th anniversary of the Center for Urban Archaeology at the University of Buenos Aires = Arqueologia en Rapa Nui (Isla de Pascua) : homenaje a Daniel Schávelzon a los treinta años del Centro de Arqueología Urbana de la Universidad de Buenos Aires / [original author, Daniel Schávelzon] ; Mario Silveira (coorinador)
Inscriptions -- Easter Island. : Words out of wood : proposals for the decipherment of the Easter Island script / M. de Laat
2009
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Mass extinctions -- Easter Island : Cultural and environmental change on Rapa Nui / [edited by] Sonia Haoa Cardinali, Kathleen B. Ingersoll, Christopher M. Stevenson, Daniel W. Ingersoll, Jr
Paleoecology -- Easter Island : Paleoecological research on Easter Island : insights on settlement, climate changes, deforestation and cultural shifts / Valentí Rull
