Words Out of Wood

Download or read book Words Out of Wood written by M. de Laat and published by Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.