I'm getting all my old #rare #books listed online again at #eBay, and I have a fun one for you today: A #FirstPrinting of #ThorHeyerdahl's 1957 #AkuAku, not the first book about #EasterIsland but the one that ignited the public's imagination, because of his previous global popularity with "Kon-Tiki." Just $50 or your best offer!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/157944676136

Anyone else think that AI is our Easter Island moment? We keep consuming resources to build more statues until there are no resources left ... but lots of statues, many unfinished.

#AI #EasterIsland #Folly

Happy Easter to all good slaver-haters!

Just logged CE0Y/DJ4EL (Markus) on Easter Island—SSB phone QSO from #FY5KE!
Simplex traffic with NA & EU stations mainly, 57 report.
Rare DX from the Pacific—great signals and a thrill to work.
Here some audio ⬇
https://soundcloud.com/christian-f-7774336/ce0y-dj4el-at-2026-03-30

#HamRadio #DX #EasterIsland #CE0Y

Just logged CE0Y/DJ4EL (Markus) on Easter Island—SSB phone QSO from #FY5KE!
Simplex traffic with NA & EU stations mainly, 57 report.
Rare DX from the Pacific—great signals and a thrill to work.
Here some audio ⬇
https://soundcloud.com/christian-f-7774336/ce0y-dj4el

#HamRadio #DX #EasterIsland #CE0Y

Ancestor figure 'moai', called Hoa Hakananaiʻa (lost, hidden or stolen friend) made of basalt. British Museum, London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, Great Britain. 13th October 2023.

https://wp.me/p2yJaA-2Iy

#London #LondonEngland #England #UK #UnitedKingdom
#museum #BritishMuseum #History #EasterIsland #moai #HoaHakananaia
#travel #travelling #traveling #travelphotography #tourism
#JBinnacle

The international edition of our study on the Ahu–Moai systems of Rapa Nui is now available. It presents a network‑based structural model that reconstructs the functional organization of the island’s monumental architecture and its systemic interdependencies.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18427519

#AhuMoai #Moai #EasterIsland #Archaeology #CulturalHistory #CulturalHeritage #NetworkAnalysis #SMSA

Structure and Function of the Ahu–Moai Systems

This document is the authorised international edition of the study Struktur und Funktion der Ahu–Moai‑Systeme (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18369131).   It presents the complete English version of a network‑based structural model that reconstructs the functional architecture of the Ahu–Moai system on Rapa Nui. Developed through Systemic Pattern‑Structural Analysis (SMSA), the study integrates architectural, spatial, mechanical, and organisational indicators into a coherent functional interpretation of the island‑wide node–vector network. The international edition is technically equivalent to the German version but does not constitute the version of record. It provides a fully translated and editorially harmonised presentation of all analytical components, including:•    the functional architecture of the Ahu–Moai system•    the node–vector framework and systemic reconstruction logic•    transport mechanics and infrastructural organisation•    the structural synthesis of coastal, social, and navigational functions•    the glossary of system‑specific terminology•    all maps, figures, and systemic visualisations Version 1.0.0 int represents the stable release of the international edition.The document is intended for researchers, system theorists, archaeologists, and readers interested in functional modelling of historical infrastructures.

Zenodo

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• The Slave Trade: In the 1860s, brutal slave raids captured over a thousand inhabitants. Those repatriated brought smallpox, turning the island into a "vast charnel-house."

• Capitalist Extraction: European traders later burned huts and destroyed crops to force the starving survivors off the land.

#history
#EasterIsland
#RapaNui
#ecocide

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The historical reality is not "ecocide," but colonial homicide. Early visitors, like the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen on his flagship, recorded a lush, cultivated island with a healthy population. The Rapa Nui did not commit suicide; they were liquidated by globalized profit-seeking:

• The Invasive Vanguard: Ecology was first destabilized by invasive rats that arrived with European ships.

#history
#EasterIsland
#RapaNui
#ecocide