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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