In addition to my career in chemistry and biological sciences I have been actively involved in archeological research specializing in Easter Island (Rapa Nui) culture, particularly in its undeciphered writing system – rongorongo. In January-February, 2012, I participated in an archaeological expedition to Easter Island organized by University College London, Institute of Archaeology. I have published several scholarly articles on the rongorongo script and Rapanui material culture:
Wieczorek, R. (2017). Putative duplication glyph in the rongorongo script. Cryptologia 41(1): 55-72.
Wieczorek, R. (2016). Two unusual moko figurines from the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem. Rapa Nui Journal 30(1): 13-18.
Wieczorek, R. (2016). Rongorongo tablet Keiti: Does it Contain Astronomical Instructions? In Rapa Nui – EasterIsland: Cultural and Historical Perspectives, Ian Conrich and Hermann Mückler (eds), Frank & Timme, pp. 183-200.
Wieczorek, R. and Horley, P. (2015). The replicas of rongorongo objects in the musée du quai Branly (Paris). Journal de la Société des Océanistes 140: 123–142.
Wieczorek, R. (2011). The Double-Body Glyphs and Palaeographic Chronology in the Rongorongo Script. Rapa Nui Journal 25(2): 31-40.
Wieczorek, R. (2011). Astronomical content in rongorongo tablet ‘‘Keiti’’. Journal de la Société des Océanistes 132: 5–16.
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