Words Out of Wood: Proposals for the Decipherment of the Easter Island Script
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (776 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9059722833 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 292 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is a software developer and designer in the Netherlands.. About the AuthorMary de Laat studied history at Utrecht University
Grave doubts about this, but still recommended. There are lots of books and experts on the Rongo Rongo inscriptions. They can ALL be summed up in one line: Nobody knows nuthin'.Oh, there is some agreement on some (many) points, but no one really KNOWS.Ms. De Laat is proposing an original decipherment that is at gre
Two dozen or so wooden tablets discovered on Easter Island late in the nineteenth century are all that remain of rongorongo—a series of glyphs thought to be the writing system of the island’s lost people. In Words Out of Wood, M. de Laat explores the construction and use of these enigmatic figures and makes a compelling case that rongorongo, despite its resistance to decipherment, constitutes nothing less than a fully developed script. Reproduced here in clear, full-page illustrations, the glyphs stand alongside the great moai statues as lasting monuments of the inventiveness and artistry of the remote Pacific island.
Mary de Laat studied history at Utrecht University. He is a software developer and designer in the Netherlands.