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WORDS OUT OF WOOD PROPOSALS FOR THE DECIPHERMENT OF THE EASTER ISLAND SCRIPT

@inproceedings{Laat2013WORDSOO,
  title={WORDS OUT OF WOOD PROPOSALS FOR THE DECIPHERMENT OF THE EASTER ISLAND SCRIPT},
  author={M. D. Laat},
  year={2013}
}

M. D. Laat

Published 2013

A new publication in the field of Rapa Nui studies, an almost 300-page-long book by Mary de Laat, claims to have successfully solved one of the most complicated enigmas of Easter Island — the rongorongo script. The book contains a brief introduction, a syllabus of suggested phonetic readings for the various glyph elements, an analysis of individual signs and their ligatures, a list of possible disyllabic signs, and, finally, translations of three original inscriptions — Keiti, Aruku Kurenga… CONTINUE READING

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