I just finished reading the hardcover copy of Thor Heyerdahl's Aku-Aku that I picked up in Vegas last week. Fantastic book, and a worthy successor to Kon-Tiki. It's too bad modern genetics has proved that Heyerdahl was dead wrong about Polynesians being descendants of the ancient Peruvians, but nevertheless, it's a great adventure story. I hope that I can visit Rapa Nui someday, and see the mysterious Moai for myself

I loved the old color photographs in this book, particularly the sequence that shows the raising of a Moai back onto its original pedestal. Here are 34 pages of photos from the book, scanned for your viewing pleasure.

[Link: Aku-Aku Image Gallery]