Rongorongo (/ ˈrɒŋɡoʊˈrɒŋɡoʊ / [1] or / ˈrɒŋoʊˈrɒŋoʊ /; [2] Rapa Nui: roŋoroŋo [ˈɾoŋoˈɾoŋo]) is a system of glyphs discovered in the 19th century on Easter Island that has the appearance of …

Rongorongo is a form of writing or proto-writing discovered on Easter Island in the Pacific during the 19th century. It was first mentioned in a 1866 report by Eugène Eyraud, who landed on the …

There have been numerous attempts to decipher the rongorongo script of Easter Island since its discovery in the late nineteenth century. As with most undeciphered scripts, many of the …

2024年2月10日 · Despite the significance of this discovery, the rongorongo script remains undeciphered, adding to its mystique and intrigue. Over 400 distinct glyphs have been …

2024年2月15日 · Rapa Nui is best known for its moai, the large-scale stone statues that mystified the Europeans who arrived in the 18th century. But it wasn’t until the 19th century that …

2024年8月27日 · Rongorongo is the modern name given to these inscriptions, which in the Rapa Nui language means to recite, declaim or sing. Its original name or description according to …

2014年10月22日 · During the 19 th Century, ancient artifacts containing a set of etched symbols were discovered on the world-renowned Easter Island, a small remote island located a few …

2024年2月15日 · This radiocarbon dating analysis of the wood suggests Rongorongo is an ancient language completely indigenous to Rapa Nui and perhaps even that it was …

1997年12月11日 · Rongorongo, Easter Island's enigmatic script and Oceania's only known pre-twentieth-century writing system, is here comprehensively documented for the first time. The …

What is rongorongo? Rongorongo is a unique writing system developed by the people of Easter Island. The writing survives in a small corpus of 26 inscribed wooden artefacts.