# Orliac 2005: The Rongorongo Tablets from Easter Island: Botanical Identification and 14C Dating

> Catherine Orliac, 2005. 1 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Source for the wood identifications of texts B, C, G, H, K, L and Q.

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# The Rongorongo Tablets from Easter Island: Botanical Identification and 14C Dating

Catherine Orliac, 2005. _Archaeology in Oceania 40(3)_.

Identifies the wood of several tablets, most as Thespesia populnea (Pacific rosewood) rather than the toromiro of tradition, and reports the first radiocarbon dates on tablets. Pages 115 to 119.

**Rongorongo** Articledoi: **[10.1002/j.1834-4453.2005.tb00597.x](https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1834-4453.2005.tb00597.x)** 0

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Source for the wood identifications of texts B, C, G, H, K, L and Q.

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Orliac, C. (2005). The Rongorongo Tablets from Easter Island: Botanical Identification and 14C Dating. Archaeology in Oceania 40(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1834-4453.2005.tb00597.x
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