# Ferrara 2024: The invention of writing on Rapa Nui (Easter Island). New radiocarbon dates on the Rongorongo script

> Silvia Ferrara, Laura Tassoni, Bernd Kromer et al., 2024. 1 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The inquiry-framework survey uses it as a case where…

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# The invention of writing on Rapa Nui (Easter Island). New radiocarbon dates on the Rongorongo script

Silvia Ferrara, Laura Tassoni, Bernd Kromer et al., 2024. _Scientific Reports_.

Reports new radiocarbon dates for the wooden tablets bearing Rapa Nui's rongorongo script, one of which predates European contact, bearing on whether the script was invented independently.

**Voynich Manuscript** Articledoi: **[10.1038/s41598-024-53063-7](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53063-7)** Checked against the original0

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Ferrara, S., Tassoni, L., Kromer, B., Wacker, L., Friedrich, M., Tonini, F., Lastilla, L., Ravanelli, R., & Talamo, S. (2024). The invention of writing on Rapa Nui (Easter Island). New radiocarbon dates on the Rongorongo script. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53063-7
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