W poszukiwaniu przeszłości: Trudne dzieje Wyspy Wielkanocnej (Rapa Nui) w dwóch współczesnych filmach dokumentalnych

Ameryka Łacińska. Kwartalnik analityczno-informacyjny ◽

10.7311/20811152.2021.113.114.05 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 75-88

Author(s):

Zuzanna Jakubowska-Vorbrich

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Artykuł przedstawia i analizuje dwa współczesne filmy dokumentalne dotyczące Wyspy Wielkanocnej (Rapa Nui): Buscando a Isla de Pascua, la película perdida [Poszukując zaginionego filmu Isla de Pascua] (2014) oraz Te Kuhane o te Tupuna / El Espíritu de los ancestros [Duch przodków] (2015). Pierwszy film opowiada historię odnalezienia i restauracji innego filmu dokumentalnego – z lat 60. – i przywrócenia go wyspiarskiej społeczności, jest to więc film o kompozycji szkatułkowej. Drugi dokument opowiada o podróży do Europy z zamiarem (fikcyjnym) odzyskania rapanujskiego posągu moai, będącego eksponatem w Muzeum Brytyjskim. Możemy go zatem nazwać filmem drogi. Oba dokumenty poruszają tematykę historyczną. społeczną i kulturalną, nie stroniąc od trudnych motywów z przeszłości i teraźniejszości Rapa Nui.

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First Records and Descriptions of Early Life Stages of Cephalopods from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and the Nearby Apolo Seamount

Pacific Science ◽

10.2984/73.1.8 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 73 (1) ◽

pp. 163 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sergio A. Carrasco ◽

Erika Meerhoff ◽

Beatriz Yannicelly ◽

Christian M. Ibáñez

Keyword(s):

Early Life ◽

Easter Island ◽

Life Stages ◽

Early Life Stages ◽

Rapa Nui

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FIRST CHARACTERIZATION OF DRILLING PREDATION ON EASTER ISLAND - RAPA NUI

10.1130/abs/2017am-303900 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Julieta Martinelli ◽

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Sandra Gordillo ◽

Maria Carla De Aranzamendi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Easter Island ◽

Rapa Nui ◽

Drilling Predation

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Daily accumulation rates of marine litter on the shores of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the South Pacific Ocean

Marine Pollution Bulletin ◽

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112535 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 169 ◽

pp. 112535

Author(s):

Martin Thiel ◽

Bárbara Barrera Lorca ◽

Luis Bravo ◽

Iván A. Hinojosa ◽

Hugo Zeballos Meneses

Keyword(s):

Pacific Ocean ◽

South Pacific ◽

Easter Island ◽

Accumulation Rates ◽

The South ◽

Rapa Nui ◽

Marine Litter ◽

South Pacific Ocean

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Thermal Imaging Shows Submarine Groundwater Discharge Plumes Associated with Ancient Settlements on Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile)

Remote Sensing ◽

10.3390/rs13132531 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (13) ◽

pp. 2531

Author(s):

Robert J. DiNapoli ◽

Carl P. Lipo ◽

Timothy S. de Smet ◽

Terry L. Hunt

Keyword(s):

Fresh Water ◽

Submarine Groundwater Discharge ◽

Groundwater Discharge ◽

Water Sources ◽

Easter Island ◽

Human Populations ◽

Rapa Nui ◽

Hydrologic Processes ◽

Submarine Groundwater ◽

Aerial Systems

Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) is an important component of many coastal environments and hydrologic processes, providing sources of nutrients to marine ecosystems, and potentially, an important source of fresh water for human populations. Here, we use a combination of unpiloted aerial systems (UAS) thermal infrared (TIR) imaging and salinity measurements to characterize SGD on the remote East Polynesian island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile). Previous research has shown that coastal freshwater seeps are abundant on Rapa Nui and strongly associated with the locations of ancient settlement sites. We currently lack, however, information on the differential magnitude or quality of these sources of fresh water. Our UAS-based TIR results from four locations on Rapa Nui suggest that locations of variably-sized SGD plumes are associated with many ancient settlement sites on the island and that these water sources are resilient to drought events. These findings support previous work indicating that ancient Rapa Nui communities responded to the inherent and climate-induced hydrological challenges of the island by focusing on these abundant and resilient freshwater sources. Our results highlight the efficacy of using UAS-based TIR for detecting relatively small SGD locations and provide key insights on the potential uses of these water sources for past and current Rapa Nui communities.

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Prehistoric pigment production on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), c. AD 1200–1650: New insights from Vaipú and Poike based on phytoliths, diatoms and 14C dating

The Holocene ◽

10.1177/0959683620981671 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 095968362098167

Author(s):

Welmoed A Out ◽

Andreas Mieth ◽

Sergi Pla-Rabés ◽

Marco Madella ◽

Svetlana Khamnueva-Wendt ◽

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Keyword(s):

Extraction Process ◽

Thin Layers ◽

Pigment Production ◽

Cultural Continuity ◽

Formation Processes ◽

Rapa Nui ◽

14C Dating ◽

Crucial Information ◽

Prehistoric Culture ◽

And Storage

Although Rapa Nui has been proposed as a classic example of cultural collapse, this hypothesis has been repeatedly questioned. This paper investigates cultural continuity on Rapa Nui following the onset of deforestation through a study of red ochre pits. Red ochre pigments are well-known from various contexts on Rapa Nui, but until recently its origin and the extraction process involved in their production were not precisely understood. New excavations have revealed the presence of multiple pits used for pigment production and storage by the island’s prehistoric culture. Previous geoarchaeological studies, including geomorphological, pedological, geochemical and micromorphological analyses, have shown that the pits contain fine layers of reddish iron oxides (ochre), which result from repeated intentional burning. The oxide layers alternate with thin layers of phytoliths, interpreted as the remains of plant material used as fuel, and diatoms. This paper presents new phytolith and diatom data from the previously described site of Vaipú East, complemented with data from similar pits at the new sites of Vaipú West and Poike. New 14C dates are also presented from these sites. The phytolith and diatom data provide crucial information about the chaîne opératoire of the ochre production and the formation processes associated with the pits. The evidence of pigment production and storage at Vaipú East shows that labour-intensive ochre production took place on Rapa Nui during at least two separate phases after deforestation, while the pits discovered at other sites indicate that Vaipú East did not stand alone. This provides a further line of evidence in favour of cultural continuity rather than collapse following deforestation in the island’s late prehistory.

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