Main Moai Easter Island Ahu Image Easter Island.jpg 300px thumb right AhuTongariki with Poike volcano in the background. The second moai from the right has a pukao on its head. Image Ahu Tongariki.jpg 300px right thumb Six of the fifteen moai at AhuTongariki. Image Easter Island Ahu 2006 .jpg 300px thumb right AhuTongariki is the largest Easter Island Ahuahu on Rapa Nui Easter Island a Chile an island in the Pacific . Its moai were toppled during History of Easter Island The statue toppling the island s civil wars and in the twentieth century the ahu was swept inland by a tsunami . It has since been restored and has fifteen moai including an 86 tonne moai that was the heaviest ever erected on the island. AhuTongariki is kilometer from Rano Raraku and Poike in the Rapa Nui National Park . All the moai here face sunset during Summer Solstice. History AhuTongariki was the main centre and capital of the Hotu Iti , the eastern confederation of the Rapanui . ref Fischer 2005 Island at the end of the world ISBN 1 86189 282 9 ref Its moai were toppled during History of Easter Island The statue toppling the island s civil wars . In 1960, a tsunami caused by an earthquake off the coast of Chile swept AhuTongariki inland. AhuTongariki was substantially restored in the 1990s by a multidisciplinary team headed by archaeologists Claudio Cristino Director and Patricia Vargas Co director ... 400px left Map of Rapa Nui showing major ahus with moai. AhuTongariki, and Rano Raraku are on the South coast just before Poike at the eastern end of the island. This ahu is on the south coast of Rapa ... Ahu Tongariki.jpg thumb left 700px AhuTongariki in 1914. At the time, all the coastal moai were still overturned. Clear References Commons category Ahu Reflist Katherine Routledge 1919 The Mystery ... revistaurbanismo.uchile.cl n5 cristino.html AhuTongariki Restoration project http www.netaxs.com trance ... Category Megalithic monuments Category Easter Island cs AhuTongariki hr AhuTongariki ... more details
Ahu or AHU may refer to Polynesian religion Ahu or a u the central stone part of a Marae in much of Polynesia Easter Island AhuAhu , the stone platforms on Easter Island on some of which Moai used to stand Ahu, altars in Heiau Hawaiian Temples Places Ahu, Xinyi, Jiangsu , town in Xinyi, Jiangsu , China Ahu, Ardabil , a village in Ardabil Province, Iran People Ahu Tu ba , Turkish actress Te Ahu Davis New Zealand cricketer Ahu toru Tahitian who visited France in the eighteenth century, and travelled part of the way home with Marc Joseph Marion du Fresne du Fresne ahu Turkish vocalist Ahu Kelesoglu, known for single To Love. http www.last.fm music ahu Other uses Air handler A common part of HVAC systems. disambiguation Category Turkish feminine given names de Ahu fr AHU it AHU ... more details
Dasht Ahu lang fa may refer to Dasht Ahu, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Dasht Ahu, Qazvin geodis Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Image Ahuvinapu.jpg thumb right A part of Ahu Vinapu, showing the precision of the stonemasonry Ahu Vinapu is an archaeological site on Rapa Nui Easter Island in Chile an Polynesia . The ceremonial center of Vinapu includes one of the larger Easter Island Ahuahu on Rapa Nui. The ahu exhibits extraordinary stonemasonry consisting of large, carefully fitted slabs of basalt . The United States American archaeologist , William Mulloy investigated the site in 1958. The stone wall faces towards sunrise at Winter Solstice . Vinapu is part of the Rapa Nui National Park , which UNESCO has declared a World Heritage Site . According to the thesis of Jean Herv Daude, ref Jean Herv Daude le de P ques L empreinte des Incas ref ahu Vinapu have been built by the Inca Tupac Yupanqui during his expedition to the Pacific in 1465 . A Chullpa s Sillustani in the Andes has been built under the reign of the Inca Tupac Yupanqui in the same way that the ahu Vinapu. References reflist Bibliography Mulloy, W.T. 1959. The Ceremonial Center of Vinapu. Actas del XXXIII Congreso Internacional de Americanistas . San Jos , Costa Rica. Norwegian Archaeological Expedition to Easter Island and the East Pacific, T. Heyerdahl, E.N. Ferdon, W.T. Mulloy, A. Skj lsvold, C.S. Smith. 1961. Archaeology of Easter Island. Stockholm Santa Fe, N.M. Forum Pub. House distributed by The School of American Research. External links commonscat Easter Island http www.museorapanui.cl Biblioteca index.php William Mulloy Library http www.museorapanui.cl Inicio Father Sebastian Englert Anthropology Museum http www.islandheritage.org Easter Island Foundation http www.apj.co.uk rapanui easter island fact sheet.asp Rapa Nui Fact Sheet with Photographs http www.pbs.org wgbh nova easter explore ahuvinapu.html Nova The Secrets of Easter ... sites in Easter Island Category Archaeological sites in Chile Easter Island es Vinap hr Ahu Tahira it Ahu Vinapu ... more details
Infobox person name Ahu Tu ba image HalukOzozlu wwwsihirliturcom AhuTugba.jpg image size 150px birth date birth date and age mf yes 1963 5 3 birth place Istanbul, Turkey occupation Actress yearsactive late seventies present Ahu Tu ba born May 3, 1963 in Istanbul , Turkey is a Turkish people Turkish actress. Her real name is Tu ba etin . Born into a wealthy family of Istanbul , she graduated from Istanbul s American High School for Girls, high school section for girls of Robert College , and attended, but not finished, English language studies at Concordia University Montreal Concordia University in Canada . She appeared in a brief role in a 1974 film for the first time and she was introduced into the Turkish world of cinema as of the late 1970s. By early 1980s, she had attained national fame and became a sex symbol , often incarnating libertines, prostitutes or addicts who nevertheless were generally good hearted. She also produced a music album in 1987. She has one child. Ahu Tu ba married and divorced five times. External links div class references small imdb name 0876217 div Commons category Actresses from Turkey Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Tugba, Ahu ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1963 PLACE OF BIRTH Istanbul, Turkey DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Tugba, Ahu Category Living people Category 1963 births Category People from Istanbul Category Turkish actors az Ahu Tu ba pl Ahu Tu ba ru tr Ahu Tu ba ... more details
Image Ahu Akivi 1.JPG thumb right At Ahu Akivi, the moai face the ocean. Although the platform is clearly visible, the overgrown grass obscures the pattern of the sloping pavement. File Mulloy 1955.jpg thumb right William Mulloy and a moai being restored at Ahu Akivi Main Rapa Nui National Park Ahu Akivi is an Easter Island Ahuahu with seven moai on Rapa Nui Easter Island in Chilean Polynesia . The ahu and its moai were restored in 1960 by the American archaeologist William Mulloy and his Chile an colleague, Gonzalo Figueroa Garc a Huidobro. Mulloy s work on the Akivi Vaiteka Complex was supported by the Fulbright Foundation and by grants from the University of Wyoming , the University of Chile and the World Monument Fund International Fund for Monuments . Ahu Akivi also gives its name to one of the seven regions of the Rapa Nui National Park . The Moai face sunset during Spring and Autumn Equinox and have their backs to the sunrise during Spring and Autumn Equinox. Unlike other ahus, the Akivi Vaiteka Complex is not located on the coast. In contrast to the monumental statuary at other sites on the island, the moai at Ahu Akivi face the ocean. References Mulloy, W.T. 1968. Preliminary Report of Archaeological Field Work, February July, 1968, Easter Island. New York, N.Y. Easter Island Committee, International Fund for Monuments. Mulloy, W.T., and G. Figueroa. 1978. The A Kivi Vai Teka Complex and its Relationship to Easter Island Architectural Prehistory. Honolulu Social Science Research Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Mulloy, W.T., and S.R. Fischer. 1993. Easter Island Studies Contributions to the History of Rapanui in Memory of William T. Mulloy. Oxford Oxbow Books. Mulloy, W.T., World Monuments Fund, and Easter Island Foundation. 1995. The Easter Island Bulletins ... sites in Easter Island Category Outdoor sculptures Category Megalithic monuments cs Ahu Akivi hr Ahu Akivi it Ahu Akivi ... more details
Infobox person image AHU.JPG imagesize name Ahu T rkpen e birth date Birth date and age 1977 1 2 birth place Samsun , Turkey death date death place othername occupation Actress yearsactive Ahu T rkpen e born 2 January 1977 is a Turkey Turkish actress. Biography Ahu T rkpen e was born in Samsun on the Black Sea coast. She was interested in theatre and with the help of a close friend, she joined the cast of the M jdat Gezen Arts Center. Doing do, she put her studies in Physics at Y ld z Technical University on hold. ref name Haberler cite web url http www.haberler.com turkpence den dizilere farkli elestiri 2343803 haberi title T rkpen e den Dizilere Farkl Ele tiri accessdate 2011 04 17 work haberler.com ref She had parts in the series Yedi Numara and Azad and gained fame for starring in Bir stanbul Masal . T rkpen e has also appeared in films such as Neredesin Firuze , Kelo lan Kara Prens e Kar , Dinle Neyden , Denizden Gelen and Kaybedenler Kul b . ref name SinemaT rk cite web url http www.sinematurk.com kisi 7476 Ahu T FCrkpen E7e title Ahu T rkpen e Filmography accessdate 2011 04 17 work sinematurk.com ref Filmography Gurbet iler 1996 G zel G nler 1998 Bize Ne Oldu 1999 Yedi Numara 2000 Azad 2002 Bir stanbul Masal 2003 Neredesin Firuze 2003 hret 2004 Kelo lan Kara Prens e Kar 2006 Asterix Vikinglere Kar 2006 Hicran Soka 2007 Karamel 2008 Dinle Neyden 2008 Elveda Rumeli 2009 Denizden Gelen 2009 l Yaprak Vuru u 2009 Bekle Beni 2010 Sessiz ocuklar 2010 Ate e Y r mek 2010 Kaybedenler Kul b 2011 References Reflist External links IMDb name 1614951 Ahu T rkpen e Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME T rkpen e, Ahu ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Actress DATE OF BIRTH 2 January 1977 PLACE OF BIRTH Samsun , Turkey DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Turkpence, Ahu Category 1977 births Category Living people Category People from Samsun ... tr Ahu T rkpen e ... more details
The Tahai Ceremonial Complex is an archaeology archaeologica l site on Rapa Nui Easter Island in Chilean Polynesia . Restored in 1974 by the late William Mulloy Dr. William Mulloy , an United States American archaeologist , Tahai comprises three principal ahu from north to south Ko Te Riku with restored eyes , Tahai, and Vai Ure. Visible in the distance from Tahai are two restored ahu at Hanga Kio e , projects that Mulloy undertook in 1972. Like other Mulloy restoration projects at Ahu Akivi , the ceremonial village of Orongo and Ahu Vinapu Vinapu , the ceremonial center at Tahai now constitutes an integral part of the Rapa Nui National Park , designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. William Mulloy and Emily Ross Mulloy are buried at Tahai. References Mulloy, W.T., and S.R. Fischer. 1993. Easter Island Studies Contributions to the History of Rapanui in Memory of William T. Mulloy. Oxford Oxbow Books. Mulloy, W.T., World Monuments Fund, and Easter Island Foundation. 1995. The Easter Island Bulletins of William Mulloy. New York Houston World Monuments Fund Easter Island Foundation. Norwegian Archaeological Expedition to Easter Island and the East Pacific, T. Heyerdahl, E.N. Ferdon, W.T. Mulloy, A. Skj lsvold, C.S. Smith. 1961. Archaeology of Easter Island. Stockholm Santa Fe, N.M. Forum Pub. House distributed by The School of American Research. External links http islandheritage.org pg tcfotos.html Tahai Ceremonial Complex http www.islandheritage.org Easter Island Foundation http www.museorapanui.cl Biblioteca index.php William Mulloy Library http www.museorapanui.cl Inicio Father Sebastian Englert Anthropology Museum Category Easter Island Category Archaeological sites in Chile Category Archaeological sites in Easter Island cs Tahai it Ahu Tahai ... more details
Orphan date July 2011 Presidio of Ah was a prison in the city of Curitiba , Paran state Paran , Brazil . ref cite web url http www.parana online.com.br editoria policia news 422480 ?noticia PRESIDIO DO AHU RECEBERA 300 PRESOS DA PCE title Reabertura do Pres dio do Ah work Portal de Not cias Paran Online in portuguese ref It was the first prison in Curitiba, opened in 1905 . ref cite web url http www.parana online.com.br editoria cidades news 187762 ?noticia PRESIDIO DO AHU SERA ABERTO A VISITACAO PUBLICA title Aberto para visita o work Portal de Not cias Paran Online in portuguese ref Closed in 2006, now is the site of recordings for film and television, such as Estomago ref cite web url http www.parana online.com.br editoria almanaque news 290453 ?noticia PRODUCAO CURITIBANA ESTREIA NESTA SEXTA FEIRA NOS CINEMAS title Filme Estomago work Portal de Not cias Paran Online in portuguese ref 400 contra 1 O Astro 2011 soap opera of the television Television producer produced by Rede Globo Rede Globo de Televis o . ref cite web url http redeglobo.globo.com rpctv noticia 2011 07 presidio do ahu abre portas para receber rodrigo lombardi e o elenco paranaense de o astro.html title O Astro da Rede Globo de Televis o work Rede Globo in portuguese ref References Reflist Category Curitiba es Presidio de Ahu simple Presidio of Ahu ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Ahu Qaleh native name settlement type village pushpin map Iran mapsize 150px coordinates region IR subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name flag Iran subdivision type1 Provinces of Iran Province subdivision name1 Ardabil Province Ardabil subdivision type2 Counties of Iran County subdivision name2 Ardabil County Ardabil subdivision type3 Bakhsh subdivision name3 Hir subdivision type4 Rural Districts of Iran Rural District subdivision name4 Hir Rural District Hir leader title leader name established title established date area total km2 area footnotes population as of 2006 population total 103 population density km2 auto timezone Iran Standard Time IRST utc offset 3 30 timezone DST Iran Daylight Time IRDT utc offset DST 4 30 coordinates display latd 38 latm 06 lats 10 latNS N longd 48 longm 38 longs 00 longEW E elevation m area code website footnotes Ahu Qaleh lang fa , also Romanize d as h Qal eh also known as y Qal eh , h Qal ehs and y Qal ehs ref GEOnet3 3770880 Ahu Qaleh ref is a village in Hir Rural District , in the Hir District of Ardabil County , Ardabil Province , Iran . At the 2006 census, its population was 103 in 24 families. ref IranCensus2006 24 ref References reflist Ardabil County Category Ardabil County Category Populated places in Ardabil Province ArdabilCounty geo stub ... more details
Infobox Settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info official name Ahu other name native name nickname settlement type For Town or Village Leave blank for the default City motto images and maps image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size pushpin map Iran the name of a location map as per http en.wikipedia.org wiki Template Location map pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize 300 pushpin map caption Location in Iran Location subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Iran subdivision type1 Provinces of Iran Province subdivision name1 Ardabil Province subdivision type2 Counties of Iran County subdivision name2 subdivision type3 subdivision name3 Politics government footnotes government type leader title leader name established title Settled established date Area area magnitude unit pref Imperial Enter Imperial, if Imperial metric is desired area footnotes area total km2 ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion area land km2 See table Template Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion area metro km2 Population population as of population footnotes population note population total population density km2 General information timezone Iran Standard Time IRST utc offset 3 30 timezone DST Iran Daylight Time IRDT utc offset DST 4 30 latd 37.218 N longd 48.624 E coordinates type region IR type city coordinates display display inline,title elevation footnotes for references use ref ref tags elevation m elevation ft Area postal codes & others postal code type postal code area code blank name blank info blank1 name blank1 info website footnotes Ahu is a village in the Ardabil Province of Iran . References references Ardabil geo stub Ardabil Province Category Populated places in Ardabil Province ... more details
Ihaia Te Ahu ?&ndash 1895 was a notable New Zealand teacher and missionary. Of M ori people M ori descent, he identified with the Nga Puhi iwi . He was born in Okaihau , Northland Region Northland , New Zealand . ref name DNZB Te Ahu DNZB title Ihaia Te Ahu first Alister last Matheson id 1t23 accessdate December 2011 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Te Ahu, Ihaia ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Nga Puhi teacher, missionary DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH Okaihau, Northland, New Zealand DATE OF DEATH 1895 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Te Ahu, Ihaia Category 1895 deaths Category Ng puhi Category New Zealand M ori people NewZealand bio stub ... more details
Taxobox name Great O okina ahu Crake status EX extinct Early 1000s regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Gruiformes familia Rallidae genus Porzana species P. ralphorum binomial Porzana ralphorum binomial authority Storrs Olson Olson , 1973 range map Oahu blank map.svg range map width 250px range map caption Island of Oahu O okina ahu . The Great O okina ahu Crake or Great O okina ahu Rail Porzana ralphorum is an extinct bird species Endemism endemic to the island of Oahu O okina ahu in Hawaii Hawai okina i . It was one of two flightless birds flightless Rallidae rails that had survived on the island until the arrival of people in 200 C.E. It was the larger of two species of rail found on the island of O okina ahu. There were several specimens of this bird found in early settlements. It was convert 1.5 ft m tall, had a convert 1 in cm adj on , and a neck convert 9 in cm long. Its wings were on average less than convert 3 in cm long, making it flightless. The Great O okina ahu Crake was probably a brown, grey, and black bird like its recently extinct relatives the Hawaiian Rail Hawaiian and Laysan Rail s. It probably fed on the fruit s, leaves, and flower s of trees that fell onto the ground. The cause of extinction is not very well known, but we can speculate that it was hunted for meat, and that its bones and feathers were used for decoration. It may have also have been attacked by the Polynesian Rat s that were introduced by early settlers. External links IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 40132 title Porzana ralphorum downloaded 9 November 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is extinct Category Extinct flightless birds Category Extinct birds Category Porzana Category Holocene extinctions Category Endemic fauna of Hawaii Category Extinct Hawaiian animals Category Animals described in 1973 Gruiformes stub ... more details
Te Ahu Trevor Davis born 9 December 1985 in Auckland is a New Zealand cricketer who played in the Under 19 Cricket World Cup in 2004. He is a right handed batsman and right arm fast medium bowler who plays his domestic cricket for Northern Districts cricket team Northern Districts . Davis made his first class cricket first class debut in 2004 05 against Otago cricket team Otago , trapping Mohammad Wasim Leg before wicket lbw to claim his first wicket at that level. References http www.cricketarchive.co.uk Archive Players 62 62485 62485.html Statistical summary from CricketArchive Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Davis, Te Ahu ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 9 December 1985 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Davis, Te Ahu Category 1985 births Category Living people Category New Zealand cricketers Category Northern Districts cricketers NZ cricketbio stub ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Ahua A Umi Heiau nrhp type image Ahu A Umi Heiau.jpg caption A portion of the site, circa 1890 location Kona District, Hawaii North Kona lat degrees 19 lat minutes 38 lat seconds 13 lat direction N long degrees 155 long minutes 47 long seconds 1 long direction W locmapin Hawaii locdisplay inline,title area convert 5 acre built 1449 1500 architect architecture Ancient Hawaii an added August 13, 1974 governing body Private refnum 74000343 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref Ahu A okina Umi Heiau means shrine at the temple of okina Umi in the Hawaiian Language . ref Hawaiian Dictionaries ahu exact yes accessdate October 15, 2010 ref It is also spelled ahu a Umi , or known as Ahua A okina Umi Heiau , which would mean mound of okina Umi . It was built for Umi a Liloa , often called okina Umi, who ruled the Hawaii island island of Hawai okina i early in the 16th century. He moved the seat of government here from the Waipio Valley Waipi okina o Valley . The seat of power generally remained in the Kona District, Hawaii Kona District until the plantation days hundreds of years later. Ahu A okina Umi Heiau was also the place where the great chief Keawenuiaumi Keawe Nui a okina Umi the son of okina Umi hid to escape death from a strong ali okina i, Kalepuni, who attempted to take over Keawe Nui a okina Umi s rule. The site was an enclosure surrounded by a number of stone cairns, up to four meters high and seven meters in diameter. It is unusual to be built so far inland, on the high and dry plateau between Mauna Loa and Hualalai Hual lai . In the 19th century the site was built into a corral, but parts remain intact. ref http hawp.org library documents three mountain alliance n 20kona 20fea 20final.pdf Environmental Assessment for the North Kona Protective Fencing Project, 2007, okina la okina a K lauea Partnership ref The Judd Trail was begun in 1849 to create a direct ... direction register. ref cite journal title Ahu a okina Umi Heiau A Native Hawaiian Astronomical ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Dasht Ahu native name settlement type village coordinates region IR subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name flag Iran subdivision type1 Provinces of Iran Province subdivision name1 Qazvin Province Qazvin subdivision type2 Counties of Iran County subdivision name2 Buin Zahra County Buin Zahra subdivision type3 Bakhsh subdivision name3 Abgarm District Abgarm subdivision type4 Rural Districts of Iran Rural District subdivision name4 Abgarm Rural District Abgarm leader title leader name established title established date area total km2 area footnotes population as of 2006 population total population density km2 auto timezone Iran Standard Time IRST utc offset 3 30 timezone DST Iran Daylight Time IRDT utc offset DST 4 30 coordinates display latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation m area code website footnotes Dasht Ahu lang fa , also Romanize d as Dasht h is a village in Abgarm Rural District , Abgarm District , Buin Zahra County , Qazvin Province , Iran . At the 2006 census, its existence was noted, but its population was not reported. ref IranCensus2006 38 ref References reflist Buin Zahra County coord missing Iran Category Populated places in Buin Zahra County BuinZahra geo stub ... more details
File Mount Herbert from The Monument.jpg thumb Mount Herbert from The Monument Mount Herbert is, at convert 920 m ft , the highest peak on Banks Peninsula , New Zealand. ref name tramper cite web title Mount Herbert Te Ahu Patiki url http tramper.co.nz ?180 publisher New Zealand Tramper accessdate 22 September 2011 ref It is located south of Lyttelton Harbour and has the township of Diamond Harbour, New Zealand Diamond Harbour located at its northern foot. References commons category Mount Herbert, Banks Peninsula Reflist coord 43.689590 172.741960 type mountain region NZ display title Category Geography of the Canterbury Region Category Mountains of New Zealand CanterburyNZ geo stub ... more details
Main Easter Island Geology Poike is one of three main extinct volcano es that form Rapa Nui Easter Island a Chile an island in the Pacific Ocean . At 370 metres, it is the island s second highest peak after Terevaka . image Easter Island.jpg right 275 px thumb Ahu Tongariki with Poike in the background image Easter Island map en.svg left 275 px thumb Rapa Nui showing Poike, Terevaka and Rano Kau Poike forms the eastern headland of Rapa Nui , and there is an abrupt cliff the Poike ditch across the island marking the boundary between flows from Terevaka and Poike . Poike last erupted between 230,000 to 705,000 years ago in the Pleistocene , and as the oldest of Easter Island s three volcanoes is the most weathered with relatively stoneless soil. See also List of volcanoes in Chile List of volcanoes in Pacific Ocean References cite journal last Haase first Karsten M. coauthors Peter Stoffers and C. Dieter Garbe Sch nberg date October 1997 title The Petrogenetic Evolution of Lavas from Easter Island and Neighbouring Seamounts, Near ridge Hotspot Volcanoes in the SE Pacific journal Journal of Petrology volume 38 issue 06 pages 785 813 url http www.oxfordjournals.org our journals petroj online Volume 38 Issue 06 html ega038 gml.html accessdate 2010 03 16 doi 10.1093 petrology 38.6.785 ROUTLEDGE, Katherine. 1919. The Mystery of Easter Island. The story of an expedition. London. VAN TILBURG, Jo Anne. 1994. Easter Island Archaeology, Ecology and Culture. Washington D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press. External links http islandheritage.org vg visitorguide.html Guide to Easter Island from the Easter Island Foundation coord 27 05 31 S 109 15 00 W source kolossus frwiki display title Category Volcanoes of Easter Island Category Extinct volcanoes Category Volcanoes of the Pacific Ocean Category Shield volcanoes Category Pleistocene volcanoes Chile geo stub cs Poike es Volc n Poike eu Poike fr Poike ka nl Poike ru ... more details
erected was a shorter but squatter moai at AhuTongariki , weighing 86 ton s and one unfinished ... 270 tons. Description File Ahu Tongariki.jpg thumb left Six of the fifteen moai at AhuTongariki ... . By May 1995, all 15 of the moai statues were standing tall once again in Tongarikiahu, just ... plate was set up at an entrance to AhuTongariki. The plate will show the company link ... transported from there and set on stone platforms called Easter Island Ahuahu around the island ... File Ahu Tahai.jpg thumb 150px Re erected tuff moai at Ahu Tahai with restored pukao and replica ... to the ahu and ceremonial sites, suggesting that a selective Rapa Nui hierarchy was attributed to the moai ... Easter Island Ahuahu The statues were carved by the Polynesians Polynesian colonizers of the island ... ancestor worship ancestor s, the moai, once they were erected on ahu, may also have been regarded ... statues were moved to ahu mostly on the coast, then erected, sometimes with red stone cylinders ... as many incomplete statues still in situ as were installed on ahu. In the nineteenth century ... Jakob Roggeveen Roggeveen visit, all of the moai that had been erected on Easter Island Ahu ahus were ... of the Ahu Akivi Akivi Vaiteka Complex and the physical restoration of Ahu Akivi 1960 the investigation and restoration of Ahu Tahai Ahu Ko Te Riku and Ahu Tahai Ahu Vai Uri and the Ahu Tahai Tahai Ceremonial Complex 1970 the investigation and restoration of two ahu at Hanga Kio e 1972 the investigation ... of red scoria . Image Ahu Akivi 1.JPG Ahu Akivi , the furthest inland of all the ahus Image EasterIsland ... gallery center See also Marae &mdash The Polynesia n ceremonial sites from which the moai and ahu ... more details
about the main town on Easter Island the Hangaroa zone in New Zealand Hangaroa River Image Easter Island map en.svg thumb left Easter Island, map showing Hanga Roa, Terevaka , Rano Kau , and Mataveri International Airport , as well as the main tourist attractions Orongo , Rano Raraku , Ahu Tongariki and Anakena Image Hangaroa Moais.jpg thumb Several Hanga Roa moai, including Ko Te Riku with a pukao on its head . In the mid ground is a side view of an Easter Island Ahu ahu with five moai. The Mataveri end of Hanga Roa is visible in the background with Rano Kau rising above it. File Hanga Roa Harbour.jpg thumb Harbour scene in Hanga Roa File Hanga Roa Post Office.jpg thumb Post office in Hanga Roa Hanga Roa is the main town, harbour and capital of the Chile an province of Easter Island . It is located in the southern part of the island s west coast, in the lowlands between the extinct volcanoes of Terevaka and Rano Kau . The population of 3,304 2002 census comprises 87 percent of the total population of the island. For much of the twentieth century, the rest of the island was leased to the Williamson Balfour Company and closed to the Rapanui in 1914, the population of Hanga Roa was just 250 and the rest of the island was inhabited by large populations of sheep. The island s main avenue, Avenida Atamu Tekena formerly Avenida Policarpo Toro , is the heart of the town. Many stores, hotels, restaurants, and the island s only supermarket and pharmacy are found alongside this road. In 1998, the road was renamed after nineteenth century Rapanui hero Atamu Te Kena it had previously been named after Captain Policarpo Toro , the Chilean Naval officer who annexed Easter Island to Chile in 1888. ref Steven R Fischer The island at the end of the world. Reaktion Books 2005 ISBN1 86189 282 9 page 248 ref The island s museum and also the Roman Catholic church, are located in the center of town. With the advent of the internet and the expansion of communication services by the Chilean ... more details
Islands . The monarchs of island Oahu O okina ahu , like those of the other islands, claim descent ... known King of O okina ahu, brother of Moiheka, King of Kauai of the second dynasty. In 1783, Oahu ... of Molokai and used it as summer getaway. It was O okina ahu who brought forth the first Mo iwahine or Queen regnant of any of the Hawaiian Islands. List of Ali okina i Aimoku of O okina ahu Ali okina i nui Kumuhonua , 1st Ali okina i Aimoku of O okina ahu 1100 1300 ? Ali okina i nui Elepuukahonua , 2nd Ali okina i Aimoku of O okina ahu ? 3rd Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu Ali okina i nui Nawele , 4th Ali okina i Aimoku of O okina ahu Ali okina i nui Lakona , 5th Ali okina i Aimoku of O okina ahu Ali okina i nui Kapae , 6th Ali okina i Aimoku of O okina ahu Ali okina i nui Haka , 7th Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu Ali okina i nui Mailikukahi , 8th Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu Ali okina i nui Kalonaiki , 9th Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu Ali okina i nui Piliwale , 10th Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu Ali okina i nui K kaniloko , female 11th Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu Ali okina i nui Kalaimanuia , female 12th Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu Ali okina i nui K amanuia , 13th Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu Ali okina i nui Kahikapuamanuia , 14th Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu Ali okina i nui Kakuhihewa , 15th Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu Ali okina i nui K nekapuakakuhihewa , 16th Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu Ali okina i nui Kahoowahaokalani , 17th Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu Ali okina i nui Kauakahiakahoowaha , 18th Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu Ali okina i nui Kualii , 19th Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu also of 20th ... Aimoku of O okina ahu 1730 1737 Ali okina i nui Kanahaokalani , 21st Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu 1737 1738 Ali okina i nui Peleioholani , 22nd Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu King of Kauai 1730 1770 1738 1770 Ali okina i nui K mahana , 23rd Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu 1770 1773 Ali okina i nui Kahahana , 24th Alii Aimoku of O okina ahu 1773 1783 Conquered by Maui and ruled by Kahekili II and Kalanik pule ... more details
. Rapa Nui Easter Island See also AhuTongarikiAhu Akivi In the remote southeastern corner of the Polynesian ... Nui Easter Island easter Island AhuAhu and their iconic Moai giant forms of Polynesian statues ... more details
In Hawaiian mythology , Poli okina ahu is one of the four goddesses of snow , all enemies of Pele deity Pele . She was thought to reside on Mauna Kea , which if measured from the seafloor is the world s tallest mountain. Legends Two main legends about Poli okina ahu survive. Aiwohikupua Poli okina ahu met the ali i ali okina i Aiwohikupua on the Eastern slope of Mauna Kea. The two fell in love and Aiwohikupua took Poli okina ahu home to his native Kauai Kaua okina i . There Poli okina ahu discovered that the ali okina i was already betrothed to a princess of Maui . Poli okina ahu left in dismay, but managed to first curse the betrothed. She first chilled the princess of Maui to the bone, then turned the cold into heat. Finally, the princess gave up and left him. Later Poli okina ahu similarly cursed Aiwohikupua, freezing him to death. The four goddesses are defined by their otherworldly beauty. Poli okina ahu is noted as Hawaii s most beautiful goddess. Poli okina ahu and Pele Poli okina ahu also engineered Hawaii s Hamakua Coast H m kua Coast . Poli okina ahu mingled with humans on the East slope of Mauna Kea. One day, while holua sledding h lua sledding with mortals, Poli okina ahu was joined by a beautiful stranger who challenged her. The stranger had no sled, so she borrowed one to run against Poli okina ahu. In the first run, Poli okina ahu easily passed the stranger. Graciously, Poli okina ahu exchanged sleds with the stranger, before winning again. On the third run, the stranger tried to prevent Poli okina ahu from winning by opening lava streams in front of her, revealing herself as volcano goddess Pele deity Pele . Poli okina ahu ran towards the top of the mountain, reeling from Pele s attack. Once she regained her composure, Poli okina ahu threw snow at the lava ... K lauea and Mauna Loa , but must submit to Poli okina ahu on the northern end of the island. External ... a wakea.info maunakea B1 poliahu.html Poli ahu and Pele Legend as information science Category ... more details
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