Among stone giants : the life of Katherine Routledge and her remarkable expedition to Easter Island
Van Tilburg, Jo Anne
Among stone giants : the life of Katherine Routledge and her remarkable expedition to Easter Island / Jo Anne Van Tilburg ; foreword by Andrew Tatham - New York : Scribner , c2003 - 351 p. : illus. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Katherine Routledge is a central figure in the history of Easter Island, one of the world's most remote and mysterious locales. Born to a wealthy and prestigious English Quaker family in 1866, Katherine rebelled against their strict Victorian values, becoming one of the first female graduates of Oxford University and the first woman archaeologist to work in Polynesia. At the age of forty, Katherine married a charismatic Australian adventurer, William Scoresby Routledge, and they built a ninety-foot, state-of-the-art yacht, christening her Mana, the Polynesian word for "spiritual power." From 1913 to 1915, Katherine and Scoresby led the Mana Expedition to Easter Island, where Katherine conducted the first-ever excavations of the island's world-famous stone statues. Dr. Van Tilburg brings her unique expertise to Katherine Routledge's discoveries and to her turbulent life.
074324480X
2002042751
Routledge, Katherine , 1866 - 1935
Women archaeologists----Easter Island----Biography
Antiquities, Prehistoric----Easter Island
Sculpture, Prehistoric----Easter Island
Easter Island----Antiquities
GN875.E17 / R689 2003
92 ROU
Among stone giants : the life of Katherine Routledge and her remarkable expedition to Easter Island / Jo Anne Van Tilburg ; foreword by Andrew Tatham - New York : Scribner , c2003 - 351 p. : illus. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Katherine Routledge is a central figure in the history of Easter Island, one of the world's most remote and mysterious locales. Born to a wealthy and prestigious English Quaker family in 1866, Katherine rebelled against their strict Victorian values, becoming one of the first female graduates of Oxford University and the first woman archaeologist to work in Polynesia. At the age of forty, Katherine married a charismatic Australian adventurer, William Scoresby Routledge, and they built a ninety-foot, state-of-the-art yacht, christening her Mana, the Polynesian word for "spiritual power." From 1913 to 1915, Katherine and Scoresby led the Mana Expedition to Easter Island, where Katherine conducted the first-ever excavations of the island's world-famous stone statues. Dr. Van Tilburg brings her unique expertise to Katherine Routledge's discoveries and to her turbulent life.
074324480X
2002042751
Routledge, Katherine , 1866 - 1935
Women archaeologists----Easter Island----Biography
Antiquities, Prehistoric----Easter Island
Sculpture, Prehistoric----Easter Island
Easter Island----Antiquities
GN875.E17 / R689 2003
92 ROU
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