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The Ancient Astronomy of Easter Island: The Mamari Tablet Tells (Part 3)
Sergei Rjabchikov
One of main events on Rapanui before the cruel war (several wars) between the Hanau Momoko and Hanau Eepe was the annual election of the bird-man. Plainly, the local priest-astrono…
The Ancient Astronomy of Easter Island: The Mamari Tablet Tells (Part 2)
Sergei Rjabchikov
The beginning of the calendar record inscribed on the Mamari tablet has been dated to the day of the summer solstice of December 20, 1680 A.D. The moon was not visible earlier at n…
The Ancient Astronomy of Easter Island: The Mamari Tablet Tells (Part 1)
Sergei Rjabchikov
The ancient priest-astronomers constantly watched many heavenly bodies. The record about Halley's Comet of 1682 A.D. has been decoded completely. Good agreement between it and the…
The Ancient Astronomy of Easter Island: Aldebaran and the Pleiades
Sergei Rjabchikov
There is a good cause to assert that the Easter Islanders constantly watched Aldebaran and the Pleiades in the past. The Russian scholar Irina K. Fedorova and the American scholar…
The Ancient Astronomy of Easter Island: Canopus and the Legendary King Hotu-Matua
Sergei Rjabchikov
Watchings of Canopus as a herald of the winter were important duties of ancient priests-astronomers on Easter Island. All the analysed data witness that this star was observed duri…
The Ancient Astronomy of Easter Island: Kirch's Comet
Sergei Rjabchikov
A fragment of the folklore text "Apai" that was once put down on Easter Island contains a report about astronomical observations of Kirch's Comet or the Great Comet of 1680-1681 A.…
The Ancient Astronomy of Easter Island: Mars and Sweet Potatoes
Sergei Rjabchikov
The role of the monument Moai a Mata Mea at Easter Island in the fertility cult has been explained. The own late statue that belonged to the ruling Miru group can provisionally be…
The Ancient Astronomy of Easter Island: Venus and Aldebaran
Sergei Rjabchikov
One additional position of the famous Mataveri calendar of Easter Island has been interpreted. New data on the watchings of Venus and Aldebaran have been rendered. Some reports abo…
Easter Island: the Tongariki and Mataveri Solar Observatories Used a Common Methodology
Sergei Rjabchikov
Two additional positions of the famous Mataveri calendar of Easter Island have been interpreted. The information about the stars of the Virgo constellation has been obtained, too.…
On the Observations of the Sun in Polynesia
Sergei Rjabchikov
The role of the Polynesian sun god Tagaloa has been studied. The Polynesian characters Maui-tikitiki, Tane and Tiki were related to the sun as well. The solar data of Easter Island…
A Note on the Rapanui Lunar Calendar
Sergei Rjabchikov
This paper is dedicated to the research of secrets of Easter Island (Rapa Nui), a remote plot of land in the Pacific; the article contains not only ethnological data, but also some…
Some Notes on the Rapanui Archaeoastronomy
Sergei Rjabchikov
This paper is dedicated to the research of secrets of Easter Island (Rapa Nui), a remote plot of land in the Pacific; the work includes not only necessary ethnological data, but al…
The Astronomical and Ethnological Components of the Cult of Bird-Man on Easter Island
Sergei Rjabchikov
The bird-man cult remains the main secret of Easter Island (Rapa Nui), a remote plot of land in the Pacific. This paper includes not only necessary ethnological data, but also some…