From Humans to Archaelogical Objects. Pierre Loti in Easter Island (1872)

Authors

  • Daniel Schávelzon Universidad de Buenos Aires. Centro de Arqueología Urbana.

Keywords:

Cultural Destruction, Cultural Imposition, Eastern Island, Rapa Nui

Abstract

The young French writer Pierre Loti was in today Chilean Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in 1872. From there he made his first publication, which with his drawings spread throughout the world. Although several others were there before and after, his journal is crucial to understanding the European look to the world. The island was crossed in those years by tremendous events such as slavery,  religious imposition, prohibiting their culture and language, the introduction of wild capitalism.

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Author Biography

Daniel Schávelzon, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Centro de Arqueología Urbana.

Es director del Centro de Arqueología Urbana de la Universidad de Buenos Aires e investigador principal del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología. Ha publicado unos cincuenta libros sobre arqueología y arte en América Latina con especial interés en el patrimonio cultural. Ha dirigido proyectos de investigación en diversos países de la región en especial en la excavación de grandes centros urbanos.

Published

2015-12-22

How to Cite

Schávelzon, Daniel. 2015. “From Humans to Archaelogical Objects. Pierre Loti in Easter Island (1872)”. Quiroga. Revista De Patrimonio Iberoamericano, no. 8 (December):24-34. https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/quiroga/article/view/16385.

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