Easter Island's ancient script remains a mystery
Easter Island's mysterious rongorongo script, carved on ancient wooden tablets, has defied decipherment for over 150 years, holding secrets of a lost civilization.
The rongorongo script from Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is one of the world's most captivating unsolved puzzles. Discovered in the 1860s, these intricate glyphs are carved into wooden tablets, with only about 24 known examples surviving. Scholars believe this unique writing system might be an independent invention by Polynesian islanders, possibly dating back to the 17th or 18th century.
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