One rongorongo tablet carbon dated to mid-15th century, which means the script could have developed before European contact!  

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rongorongo-easter-island-script-origins-study-2454761

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A New Study Hints at the Origins of an Ancient Easter Island Script

A new study on Rongorongo, an indecipherable script found on artifacts on Easter Island, finds it could have been independently created.

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