https://www.eisp.org Easter Island Statue Project Official Website Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:34:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 https://www.eisp.org/202/ https://www.eisp.org/202/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 08:56:52 +0000 http://www.alicehom.com/wp/?p=202 Project Office Easter Island Statue Project 225 Arizona Avenue, Studio 500 Santa Monica, CA. 90401 United States of America Phone: (310) 395-6502 Email: mail@eisp.org   Field Office Mana Gallery/Galería Mana Petero Atamu s/n Hanga Roa, Rapa Nui Chile                         Mana Gallery is the home to […]]]> https://www.eisp.org/202/feed/ 0 https://www.eisp.org/2167/ https://www.eisp.org/2167/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 00:50:04 +0000 http://www.eisp.org/wp/?p=2167 Jo Anne Van Tilburg, Ph.D. Director, EISP Archaeologist; Director, UCLA Rock Art Archive; Fellow, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology; Project Director, Easter Island Statue Project Conservation Initiative Cristián Arévalo Pakarati Co-director, EISP Native Rapa Nui professional artist and illustrator; surveyor; EISP project participant 1989-2000; project co-Director, 2000-present; co-owner, with Jo Anne Van Tilburg, of Galería Mana, […]]]> https://www.eisp.org/2167/feed/ 0 https://www.eisp.org/6439/ https://www.eisp.org/6439/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2022 21:20:53 +0000 https://www.eisp.org/?p=6439 In memoriam Bill White September 4, 2022 It is with sadness and regret that we announce the passing of our dear friend and collaborator Bill White. A gifted photographer, videographer, and writer Bill was a joyful and creative companion in the field. He is missed and will be remembered by his friends at the UCLA […]]]> https://www.eisp.org/6439/feed/ 0 https://www.eisp.org/6420/ https://www.eisp.org/6420/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:26:18 +0000 https://www.eisp.org/?p=6420 On March 5, 2022, the field of Polynesian studies lost one of its greatest scholars. Dr. Adrienne L. Kaeppler (1935–2022) was an enthusiastic researcher into the history, arts, and aesthetics of island societies, including Rapa Nui. In turn, she earned friendship and respect for her intellect, curiosity, kindness, and generosity. Adrienne was a dear friend, […]]]> https://www.eisp.org/6420/feed/ 0 https://www.eisp.org/2456/ https://www.eisp.org/2456/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 08:35:37 +0000 http://www.eisp.org/wp/?p=2456 Cristián Arévalo Pakarati, EISP Co-director, is a native Rapa Nui professional artist and illustrator; surveyor; EISP project participant 1989-2000; project co-Director, 2000-present; co-owner, with Jo Anne Van Tilburg, of Galería Mana, Hanga Roa, Rapa Nui, Chile.]]> https://www.eisp.org/2456/feed/ 0 https://www.eisp.org/2139/ https://www.eisp.org/2139/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 00:30:26 +0000 http://www.eisp.org/wp/?p=2139 Dr. Jo Anne Van Tilburg is an archaeologist and the Director of the Easter Island Statue Project, an archaeological inventory and database project that has produced a stylistic analysis of nearly 900 monolithic statues (moai).  Her research interest addresses the integration of symbolism and structure and the complex ways in which humans employ cultural resources, […]]]> https://www.eisp.org/2139/feed/ 0 https://www.eisp.org/2141/ https://www.eisp.org/2141/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 23:43:13 +0000 http://www.eisp.org/wp/?p=2141 jvantil@ucla.edu www.eisp.org Easter Island Statue Project Field Office Galería Mana Petero Atamu s/n Hanga Roa, Rapa Nui Chile Easter Island Statue Project Managing Office 225 Arizona Avenue Studio 500 Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA Current Involvements Director, Easter Island Statue Project (EISP) Fellow, The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA A 210 Fowler Los Angeles, CA […]]]> https://www.eisp.org/2141/feed/ 0 https://www.eisp.org/2130/ https://www.eisp.org/2130/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 23:34:53 +0000 http://www.eisp.org/wp/?p=2130 Jo Anne Van Tilburg, Ph.D. Research Associate Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA Director Easter Island Statue Project UCLA Rock Art Archive Recent and In Press Publications “Petrographic analysis of thin-sections of samples from two monolithic statues (moai), Rapa Nui (Easter Island)” with Adrienne L. Kaeppler, Marshall Weisler, Claudio Cristino and Angela Spitzer. Journal of the […]]]> https://www.eisp.org/2130/feed/ 0