The Mystery of Easter Island: the Story of an Expedition

Katherine Routledge (1866 - 1935)

To this day, Easter Island, with its magnificent stone structures, remains an enigma. Katherine Routledge was part of an exhaustive archaeological expedition to try and find answers. While the study was enlightening, it did not answer all the questions the party had. Some critics suggested it was unsuccessful for not solving the riddle. Others said it was disappointing as it removed all mystery from the island. The truth was somewhere in the middle. - Summary by LynneT

Genre(s): Exploration

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface and Preface to the Second Edition BettyB
00:16:46
Play 01 PART I THE VOYAGE TO EASTER ISLAND The Start Paul Lawley-Jones
00:24:01
Play 02 The Voyage to South America C. B. Seyfarth
00:54:29
Play 03 Brazil Allie Rose
00:50:30
Play 04 Argentina Claudia Caldi
00:37:09
Play 05 Patagonia jenno
00:40:16
Play 06 Patagonia Coninued jenno
00:50:53
Play 07 Chile Allie Rose
00:32:46
Play 08 Juan Fernandez Piotr Nater
00:08:30
Play 09 Life On Board BettyB
00:15:12
Play 10 PART II EASTER ISLAND Arrival at Easter Island Piotr Nater
00:16:26
Play 11 Conditions of Life on the Island Piotr Nater
00:21:15
Play 12 A Native Rising LesWilLang
00:25:33
Play 13 A German Base jenno
00:38:58
Play 14 Ahu or Burial Places Peter Yearsley
00:24:01
Play 15 Statues and Crowns Peter Yearsley
00:32:56
Play 16 Statues and Crowns Continued Peter Yearsley
00:33:21
Play 17 Native Culture in Pre-Christian Times Michele Fry
00:40:41
Play 18 Native Culture in Pre-Christian Times part 2 Michele Fry
00:47:05
Play 19 Native Culture in Pre-Christian Times Continued Martha H. Weller
00:47:06
Play 20 Native Culture in Pre-Christian Times Continued part 2 Martha H. Weller
00:42:40
Play 21 Caves and Cave-Hunting Availle
00:11:33
Play 22 Legends Martha H. Weller
00:32:01
Play 23 The Present Position of the Problem ToddHW
00:23:06
Play 24 PART III THE HOMEWARD VOYAGE EASTER ISLAND TO SAN FRANCISCO Pitcairn Island Piotr Nater
00:28:12
Play 25 Tahiti, Hawaiian Islands, San Francisco Rita Boutros
00:53:41
Play 26 PART IV THE HOMEWARD VOYAGE—Continued SAN FRANCISCO TO SOUTHAMPTON By S. R. San Francisco to Panama C. B. Seyfarth
00:29:35
Play 27 San Francisco to Panama part 2 C. B. Seyfarth
00:40:40
Play 28 Panama to Jamaica Ashley Gatti
00:29:27
Play 29 Jamaica to Southampton Sally Murrell
00:37:51
Play 30 Epilogue and Itinerary of the Expedition Larry Wilson
00:09:53