JOURNAL ARTICLE

THE LOST SCRIPT.

  • Published In: History Today, 2023, v. 73, n. 8. P. 88 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Lee, Alexander 3 of 3

Abstract

The article discusses attempts to decipher the lost script once used by the Rapa Nui of Easter Island. It mentions a wooden tablet from Easter Island, which is a fragment of a wooden oar, less than a metre in length, covered in strange hieroglyphs. It reveals that according to oral tradition, knowledge of rongorongo was restricted to a class of priests known as tangata rongorongo.

Additional Information

  • Source:History Today. 2023/08, Vol. 73, Issue 8, p88
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0018-2753
  • Accession Number:164825659

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