论文信息 - The Rongorongo tablets from Easter Island: botanical identification and 14C dating

The Rongorongo tablets from Easter Island: botanical identification and 14C dating

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.

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[1] A. Métraux. Ethnology of Easter Island , 1940 .

[2] G. Zizka. Flowering plants of Easter Island , 1991 .

[3] Henry Teuira. Tahiti aux temps anciens , 2004 .