The Rongorongo Tablets from Easter Island: Botanical Identification and 14C Dating (Research Report) The Rongorongo Tablets from Easter Island: Botanical Identification and 14C Dating (Research Report)

The Rongorongo Tablets from Easter Island: Botanical Identification and 14C Dating (Research Report‪)‬

Archaeology in Oceania 2005, Oct, 40, 3

Archaeology in Oceania
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Seven Easter Island rongorongo tablets and one pectoral, now housed in various museums, are described. All are made of Thespesia populnea, a wood used widely in Polynesian traditional ceremonies. Wood from one tablet is dated to 80 +/- 40 BP. Keywords: Easter Island, Rapa Nui, rongorongo, Thespesia populnea, 14C dating.

GENRE
Nonfiction
RELEASED
2005
October 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
12
Pages
PUBLISHER
Oceania Publication
SELLER
The Gale Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of Cengage Learning, Inc.
SIZE
189.3
KB

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