The Long Summer: How Climate Changed Civilisation (Review)

THE TITLE OF FAGAN'S BOOK, "The Long Summer. .. " refers to global warming that began some 18,000 years ago with the end of the last Ice Age, and which has since continued. According to the author, Earth's climate has shaped civilizations. Fagan states: "Climate is, and always has been, a powerful catalyst in human history ...."</p

Travel Books: Tahiti Handbooks and FIji Handbook (Review)

Two new blockbusters from David Stanley/Moon Travel Books: Tahiti Handbook, and Fiji Handbook Reviewed by Georgia Lee Tahiti Handbook Including Easter Island and the Cooks Moon Travel Handbooks, PO Box 3040, Chico, CA 95927 4th edition, 1999; $15.95. ISBN 1-56691-140-0</p

Level 1 Perfect Crystals and Path Realizations of Basic Representations at q=0

We present a uniform construction of level 1 perfect crystals $\mathcal B$ for all affine Lie algebras. We also introduce the notion of a crystal algebra and give an explicit description of its multiplication. This allows us to determine the energy function on $\mathcal B \otimes \mathcal B$ completely and thereby give a path realization of the basic representations at $q=0$ in the homogeneous picture

From the Editors

In this issue of the journal, we are exhibiting a new format as well as many other new features that we hope will provide a better and more accessible Rapa Nui Journal. The size has been expanded so that we can now publish longer submissions complete in one issue. Author may submit manuscripts for consideration as articles, reports, comments or essays. The editors will evaluate manuscripts in consultation with peer referee, a appropriate. At the same time, we intend to continue with many of the familiar features to which RNJ readers have become accustomed. We welcome input and invite feedback and comments.</p

El mundo submarino de Isla de Pascua / The Underwater world of Easter Island (Review)

El mundo submarino de Isla de Pascua / The Underwater World of Easter Island by Michel Garda, 2000 S.E.E.M. Orca Ltda, Chile Review by Georgia Lee</p

The Petroglyph Site at Papa te Kena, Easter Island

The site known as Papa te Kena lies on the northeast coast of Easter Island, northwest of 'Anakena and east of Hanga 'Oteo. This wild and isolated spot on the cliff's edge is far from the inhabited parts of the island. The site features ruins of ancient structures, a large cave, and areas of papa (smooth lava flow), some of which contain petroglyphs. There is an extensive tidal pool on the edge of the ocean. Along with various crew members, I worked on this site in 1981, 1982, and 1986 as part of a study of the island's petroglyph sites. Although Mulloy (1965) and William Ayres (1975) also worked at this site they did not note the rock carvings or, if so, failed to mention them. The papa is in poor condition making it difficult to see the designs, and it is possible they were simply overlooked.</p

Book Review: Rapa Nui, Aku Aku from Afar

Rapa Nui. Aku Aku from Afar by Helene Martinsson-Wallin Rapanui Press, Museo Antropologico Padre Sebastian Englert, and the Kon-Tiki Museum, 2007, US 25 236 pages, soft cover, illustrated Review by Georgia Lee</p

Thailand Handbook, 1997 (Second Edition) Review

Thailand Handbook, 1997 (Second Edition) by Carl Parkes Moon Travel Handbooks, PO Box 3040, Chico, CA 95927-3040 Review by Georgia Lee</p

Bradshaws: Ancient Rock Paintings of North-West Australia (Review)

Walsh, Grahame L. 1994. Bradshaws: Ancient Rock Paintings of North-West Australia. Edition Lirnitee, PO Box 1204, 1277 Carouge, Geneva, Switzerland. US $80; Australia$120; UK £50. Hardcover, 285 pages, exceptional quality throughout. Maps, diagrams, bibliography and 99 color plates. Each color plate has an opposing black and white rendition of the key figure(s) which are isolated to show important features that are lost in layers of superimpositions. Review by Georgia Lee</p