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ADDENDA
222.1 They had used modern DNA technology and investigated the origin of the obviously mixed stock from Polynesia and somewhere else. The results showed that in addition to the Polynesian heritage the other part was due to people who had arrived from Colombia and who probably had reached the Marquesas.
And then they had used the carbon 14 method to determine the age of the rongorongo tablet named Échancrée (French for 'Notched'). They found the wood could be dated to as early as the 14th century (if my memory does not fail me). When I heard this I decided to take a quick look on the text on the tablet (D) in order to see if the 'vocabulary' had changed compared to that of the more recent tablets. It was unambigous, no change could be detected. But the number of glyphs - which long ago I had counted - should be repeated here:
136 could indicate that the number of glyphs on side a corresponded to the number of nights (notches) from January 1 to the place where the Sun would rise at Alcyone in the Pleiades, viz. in May 16. And we could then count for instance 366 - 86 = 280 (40 weeks) and then 136 + 280 = 416 = 16 + 280 + 120. But I guess the intention might have been to exhibit a division of 136 into 50 and 86. There were 8 lines on side a and 6 on side b, suggesting side a carried glyphs for the winter nights and side b signs for the summer days. And 416 - 366 = 50. However, in order to prove anything I need to look closer on the text. |
