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The passage is a lunar calendar with a rule for inserting one or two intercalary nights into the 28-night…

The passage is a lunar calendar with a rule for inserting one or two intercalary nights into the 28-night month.

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Where it stands

Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • The groups of crescents and heralding sequences match the Rapanui night names recorded by Thomson in 1886.
  • The text following the calendar marks where intercalation falls.

What would rule it out

  • The crescent groups cannot be matched to any lunar month structure.

Evidence 2 for · none against

The questions it answers

Most likelyThe passage is a lunar calendar with a rule for inserting one or two intercalary nights into the 28-night…

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The passage is a lunar calendar with a rule for inserting one or two intercalary nights into the 28-night… [Answer ANS0D4CCKEW6QDH]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D4CCKEW6QDH
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