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Easter Sunday 1722: The sea roars. After a seemingly never-
ending journey across the Pacific, the outlines of an island
appear in the morning mist. Captain Roggeveen and his crew
christen it: Isla de Pascua - Easter Island.
For more than 50 years, the Freiberg Archive for Civilisation
Research has been researching the history of Easter Island
in the South Pacific. This non-fiction book is the unconven-
tional result.
The early history of Easter Island is based only on myths,
but not on proven facts. Numerous authors gathered verbal
reports of old natives of the 19th and 20th centuries. And
created a construct that, at best, can only be described as a
fairy tale.
Easter Island was once, after the collapse of its first great
culture, a place of devastation, a place of human disasters.
And a symbol of what will happen to humanity if it does not
take care of its life, their dealings with each other and their
planet.
About the author
As a lecturer, journalist, and author, he founded the Archive for Civilization Research in 1973 with a collection of images and documents as well as interviews on archaeology and cultural history.
This resulted in extensive publications in print media, over 20 multimedia lectures with more than 3,000 events to date.
Travel to numerous countries and their cinematic implementation have also been key focuses of his versatile topics.
Since 2016, weekly posts on social media have gained great resonance worldwide. More informations at: www.archiv-hertel.de
