Michael Baldwin is an independent researcher focused on ancient knowledge systems, site alignments, and the symbolic and energetic decisions behind how ancient cultures shaped their environments.
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Baldwin examines the glyph sequences of Easter Island's Rongorongo tablets.
Michael Baldwin is an independent researcher with a deep interest in ancient knowledge systems, site alignments, and the symbolic and energetic decisions behind how ancient cultures shaped their environments. He approaches these questions through a combination of fieldwork, historical investigation, and visual pattern recognition—often exploring where overlooked evidence meets open-ended possibility.
With a professional background in erosion and sediment control, Baldwin has years of experience working directly with landscapes—studying how water moves, how land responds, and how systems break down over time. This hands-on understanding of earth systems informs his broader research, especially in studying how ancient builders may have designed in harmony with environmental forces and magnetic phenomena.
In 2025, he self-published a study on the Mamari Tablet of Easter Island, proposing that one of its lines encodes a 13-moon sidereal calendar tied to traditional Polynesian star risings. The work was featured by the Easter Island Foundation for its fresh approach to a long-standing mystery.
Baldwin’s work reflects a core belief: that the past is full of messages—sometimes encoded in stone, sometimes in forgotten rhythms—waiting for those curious enough to ask better questions.Publications by this author
The Mamari Tablet's 13-Moon Sidereal Calendar: Decoding Line 9 and Structural Echoes in Line 8
Zenodo
This report presents new evidence that Line 9 of the Mamari Tablet encodes a 13-moon sidereal calendar rooted in Polynesian star-based timekeeping. Through visual glyph analysis, symbolic pairing, and structural mirroring, the report breaks down how each moon aligns with traditional star risings such as Matariki, Rigel, and Sirius. It also explores how Line 8 reinforces this sequence through repeated ritual glyphs and symmetrical structure.
The work includes a full calendar interpretation, confidence ratings per moon, and a glossary of Polynesian calendar terms for accessibility. The findings are supported by both traditional cultural context and AI-assisted visual analysis, offering the most testable decoding attempt of Rongorongo’s Line 9 to date.
