A New Discovery at Easter Island Could Rewrite History As We Know It
Radiocarbon dating of four tablets suggests Rongorongo may have been used before Europeans arrived, though researchers say the evidence comes from one sample.
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270,000 Square Miles Around Easter Island to Become Indigenous-Managed Ocean Reserve
As one of the most isolated landmasses on Earth, residents of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, rely on the bounty of the ocean more than most. It’s as good a place as any to institute marine environment protections, and indeed the island’s famous stone heads, or moai, now gaze out upon one of the largest […] The post 270,000 Square Miles Around Easter Island to Become Indigenous-Managed Ocean Reserve appeared first on Good News Network.
A new study suggests that the Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, pictographic writing system, rongorongo, may have originated before the arrival of Europeans. If the origins of the signs created by the island's natives are definitively confirmed, it could be one of the rarest achievements in human history and the last known independently invented writing system in the world.
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