# Wieczorek 2023: The rongorongo tablet from Berlin and the time-depth of Easter Island's writing system

> Rafał M. Wieczorek, Kamil E. Frankiewicz, Alexei A. Oskolski et al., 2023. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Source for the Berlin tablet's…

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# The rongorongo tablet from Berlin and the time-depth of Easter Island's writing system

Rafał M. Wieczorek, Kamil E. Frankiewicz, Alexei A. Oskolski et al., 2023. _Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology 18(2)_.

Wood identification, radiocarbon dating and photogrammetry of the Berlin tablet (text O). The wood is Thespesia populnea, a tree that grew on Rapa Nui, so not driftwood. The date, adjusted with the ethnographic record, is about 1830 to 1870. About 90 per cent of the surface was destroyed in a cave; the original text is estimated at over 5,000 glyphs. Pages 309 to 328; published online 2021.

**Rongorongo** ArticleCopy of **[Text O, the Berlin tablet](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/artifacts/ART0D4CCRTR21QQ/text-o-the-berlin-tablet)** doi: **[10.1080/15564894.2021.1950874](https://doi.org/10.1080/15564894.2021.1950874)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Source for the Berlin tablet's date, wood and estimated length.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[Text O, the Berlin tablet](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/artifacts/ART0D4CCRTR21QQ/text-o-the-berlin-tablet)

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[Text O, the Berlin tablet: document](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/copies/CPY0D4CCS2J3SNA/text-o-the-berlin-tablet-document)

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[Three of the four Rome tablets and the Berlin tablet date to the 1800s.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/evidence/EVD0D4CCHGC1V1Y/three-of-the-four-rome-tablets-and-the-berlin-tablet-date-to)

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[Rafał Wieczorek](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/people/FIG0D4CCA606WSJ/rafa-wieczorek)

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[Rongorongo](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo)

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## Cite it

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Wieczorek, R. M., Frankiewicz, K. E., Oskolski, A. A., & Horley, P. (2023). The rongorongo tablet from Berlin and the time-depth of Easter Island's writing system. Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology 18(2). https://doi.org/10.1080/15564894.2021.1950874
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