Jo anne van tilburg biography books
Among Stone Giants: The Life of Katherine Routledge and Her Remarkable Expedition to Easter Island (Lisa Drew Books)..
Among Stone Giants: The Life of Katherine Routledge and Her Remarkable Expedition to Easter Island by Van Tilburg, Jo Anne and a great selection of related.
Jo Anne Van Tilburg
American archaeologist
Jo Anne Van Tilburg is an American archaeologist best known for her research on the statues of Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Her primary specialty is rock art.
Van Tilburg was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1965, receiving her Ph.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1986.
An exciting personal story, set against the drama of Katherine's remarkable exploration of one of the most intriguing archaeological sites in the world.She is currently Research Associate of The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA and Director of the UCLA Rock Art Archive.[1]
Van Tilburg directs "Captured Visions", an award-winning rock art recording project in the Great Basin.
Other projets in which Van Tilburg is involved include the administration of a small grants program, training in field methods, and the creation of prototype digital storage projects for special collections.
Van Tilburg is also director of the Easter Island Statue Project.[2] She has conducted seasonal fieldwork in the Pacific since 1982, including in