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The four rongorongo tablets in Rome (Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary): photo

DocumentCC-BY-4.0One tablet's wood mid-fifteenth century; three nineteenth centuryCopy of The four rongorongo tablets in Rome (Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary)
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PhotoFerrara et al. · doi.org · 2024 · CC-BY-4.0Primary source: The invention of writing on Rapa Nui (Easter Island). New radiocarbon dates on the Rongorongo script1 step from the original

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The four rongorongo tablets in Rome (Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary): photo [Copy CPY0CTG3C287HG7]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0CTG3C287HG7
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