http://www.eisp.org Easter Island Statue Project Official Website Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:28:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.32 http://www.eisp.org/6255/ http://www.eisp.org/6255/#comments Mon, 16 Dec 2019 22:29:09 +0000 http://www.eisp.org/?p=6255 Unearthing the mystery of the meaning of Easter Island’s Moai Rapanui people likely believed the ancient monoliths helped food grow on the Polynesian island, study reveals http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/moai-easter-island-meaning-food]]> http://www.eisp.org/6255/feed/ 0 http://www.eisp.org/6210/ http://www.eisp.org/6210/#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2019 23:07:26 +0000 http://www.eisp.org/?p=6210 www.rockartnetwork.net The Rock Art Network, established by the Getty Conservation Institute and the Bradshaw Foundation, comprises individuals and institutions committed to the promotion, protection, and conservation of rock art globally.]]> http://www.eisp.org/6210/feed/ 0 http://www.eisp.org/6194/ http://www.eisp.org/6194/#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2019 18:41:59 +0000 http://www.eisp.org/?p=6194 Jo Anne nose the answer on NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me! Bluff the Listener segment, May 4, 2019.]]> http://www.eisp.org/6194/feed/ 0 http://www.eisp.org/6189/ http://www.eisp.org/6189/#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2019 18:27:58 +0000 http://www.eisp.org/?p=6189 BYU Radio, Top of Mind with Juile Rose, July 1, 2019 Listen to the interview with Jo Anne Van Tiburg here.]]> http://www.eisp.org/6189/feed/ 0 http://www.eisp.org/6174/ http://www.eisp.org/6174/#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2019 18:17:16 +0000 http://www.eisp.org/?p=6174 President's Video Report – Summer 2019 from The Explorers Club on Vimeo.                 Download the 2011 Flag #50 Report Here]]> http://www.eisp.org/6174/feed/ 0 http://www.eisp.org/6038/ http://www.eisp.org/6038/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2019 23:05:08 +0000 http://www.eisp.org/?p=6038 Jo Anne was interviewed by Anderson Cooper for CBS 60 Minutes, airing Easter Sunday April 21, 2019. Watch the video and read the transcript online! Preview teaser:   Full segment: “Easter Island’s famous moai statues slowly fading away”, CBS 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper, April 21, 2019.       Online extra: “Why did people […]]]> http://www.eisp.org/6038/feed/ 0 http://www.eisp.org/6088/ http://www.eisp.org/6088/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2019 18:47:54 +0000 http://www.eisp.org/?p=6088 Today Rapa Nui is a major tourist destination fully linked into the digital world and facing all of its many challenges. We are very excited about a new documentary Eating Up Easter made by Sergio Rapu, a young Rapanui filmmaker and good friend. His film tells a harrowing tale of important conservation problems but also […]]]> http://www.eisp.org/6088/feed/ 0 http://www.eisp.org/6084/ http://www.eisp.org/6084/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2019 18:33:28 +0000 http://www.eisp.org/?p=6084 Recent Advances in Understanding the Human Settlement of the Pacific Dr. Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith (University of Otago) February 20, 2019, Brown University AIA’s Jo Anne Van Tilburg Lecture Series Watch a video of the lecture here: Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith – Recent Advances in Understanding the Human Settlement of the Pacific]]> http://www.eisp.org/6084/feed/ 0 http://www.eisp.org/5979/ http://www.eisp.org/5979/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2019 19:51:37 +0000 http://www.eisp.org/?p=5979 Dr. Jo Anne Van Tilburg presents ‘Easter Island Statues: High Costs, Deep Meanings and the Human Condition’ 2018-2019 Department of Art History Speaker Series Friday, April 5, 2019 , 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM O’Shaughnessy Educational Center (OEC) Auditorium University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota More information here.]]> http://www.eisp.org/5979/feed/ 0 http://www.eisp.org/5956/ http://www.eisp.org/5956/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2018 00:15:24 +0000 http://www.eisp.org/?p=5956 Jo Anne Van Tilburg was interviewed by Rhod Sharp for BBC’s Up All Night on November 27, 2018. Listen here, interview starts at timecode 3:25:00.]]> http://www.eisp.org/5956/feed/ 0