Artifact · Authenticated · Archives of the Padri dei Sacri Cuori (SSCC), Casa Generalizia, Via Rivarone 85, Rome
Rongorongo text C (Mamari tablet)
Mamari's wood came from a tree about 15 m tall, on an island the Dutch found 'destitute of large trees'.
A tree can be felled long before anyone carves it. How much can a wood date tell us about when a script was invented?
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