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The role of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) statuary as territorial boundary markers

Antiquity • 79 (303) • Published In 2005 • Pages: 169-178

By: Shepardson, Britton L..

Abstract
Drawing on a new spatial analysis of the locations of Rapa Nui [n]moai[/n] statues, this study identifies 89 statues not associated with ceremonial centers or quarries. Once designated as "in transport," the author instead interprets these inland statues as boundary markers, a previously advanced theory based on ethnohistorical clan territories and boundaries.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Religious and educational structures
Visual arts
Territorial hierarchy
culture
Rapa Nui
HRAF PubDate
2016
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Polynesia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard ; 2012
Field Date
2003
Coverage Date
1400–1650
Coverage Place
Easter Island, Valparaíso, Chile
Notes
Britton L. Shepardson
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-178)
LCCN
29021740
LCSH
Easter Island