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Aku-Aku
''Aku-Aku: the Secret of Easter Island'' is a 1958 book by Thor Heyerdahl.〔Thor Heyerdahl, ''Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island,'' ISBN 0345238419 / 9780345238412 / 0-345-23841-9. Hardcover published July 1st 1958 by Rand McNally & Co.; Paperback published 1960 by Penguin Books Limited; Mass market paperback edition May 1961 by Pocket Books, Inc.〕 The book describes the 1955-56 Norwegian Archaeological Expedition's investigations of Polynesian history and culture at Easter Island, the Austral Islands of Rapa Iti and Raivavae, and the Marquesas Islands of Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa. Visits to Pitcairn Island, Mangareva and Tahiti are described as well. By far the greatest part of the book tells of the work on Easter Island, where the expedition investigated the giant stone statues (''moai''), the quarries at Rano Raraku and Puna Pau, the ceremonial village of Orongo on Rano Kau, as well as many other sites throughout the island. Much of the book's interest derives from the interaction of the expedition staff, from their base at Anakena beach, with the Easter Islanders themselves, who lived mainly in the village of Hanga Roa. The book and a follow-up film of the same name〔Aku-Aku (documentary), 1960 (U.S. release 1961). (IMDb link )〕 made a major contribution to general public awareness of both the island and the statues.〔Fischer, Steven Roger, ''Island at the end of the World - The Turbulent History of Easter Island,'' Reaktion Books Ltd. 2005. ISBN 1-86189-282-9. page 206.〕 ==Reception== The book was widely distributed, with both hardcover and mass market editions published,〔 as well as several reprint editions. Some of Heyerdahl's conclusions have been questioned by archaeologists, plus his methods of selecting evidence to confirm his point of view. Notable is that professionalism in the fieldwork cannot be disputed since he used educated archaeologists.
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