# Melka 2021: The Quest for Information Retrieval: An Inscribed Relic from Ancient Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Part I

> Tomi S. Melka, Robert M. Schoch, 2021. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Source for the corpus description and for the critique of Barthel's…

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# The Quest for Information Retrieval: An Inscribed Relic from Ancient Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Part I

Tomi S. Melka, Robert M. Schoch, 2021. _Asian and African Studies 30(1)_.

Analyses a small wooden object with a single glyph, and in passing summarises the state of the corpus (a couple of dozen accepted texts from two glyphs to over 2,000) and the weaknesses of Barthel's sign inventory. Pages 137 onward.

**Rongorongo** Articledoi: **[10.31577/aassav.2021.30.1.07](https://doi.org/10.31577/aassav.2021.30.1.07)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Source for the corpus description and for the critique of Barthel's inventory.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[Barthel's catalogue is inconsistent in what it treats as a variant, so its count overstates the inventory.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/evidence/EVD0D4CCJZ876RX/barthels-catalogue-is-inconsistent-in-what-it-treats-as-a)

Evidence

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

The mystery article

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[How many distinct glyphs does rongorongo have?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/questions/QST0D4CCDKC5T7B/how-many-distinct-glyphs-does-rongorongo-have)

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## Cite it

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Melka, T. S., & Schoch, R. M. (2021). The Quest for Information Retrieval: An Inscribed Relic from Ancient Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Part I. Asian and African Studies 30(1). https://doi.org/10.31577/aassav.2021.30.1.07
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[Read it free at sav.sk](https://www.sav.sk/journals/uploads/0528092807_Melka_FINAL.pdf)

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**SRC** 0D4CC4T46KK6

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The publisher's

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27 Oct 2026, for editors

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