Mastodawn

Matt Willemsen Feb 11, 2024

Undeciphered script from Easter Island may predate European colonization
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/undeciphered-script-from-easter-island-may-predate-european-colonization #archaeology #RapaNui #EasterIsland #undeciphered #script #rongorongo #philology #beforecontact #glyphs

Undeciphered script from Easter Island may predate European colonization

A wooden tablet inscribed with the undeciphered rongorongo script from Rapa Nui (also known as Easter Island) dates to the 15th century, long before Europeans arrived. This early date suggests that the Rapa Nui people invented their own script without European influence.

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Javier Basulto Nov 18, 2022

@linguistics #archaeology

The "Cascajal Block" is an #Olmec engraved slab found in the State of #Veracruz , #Mexico in 1999. It has been dated to around 900-650 BC (its dating is still controversial) and may represent the oldest #writingsystem in the #Americas , since it contains 62 #undeciphered glyphs (many of them repeated). It is still kept in the village of "Lomas of Tacamichapan", where it was originally found. Photos my own.

#ancientlanguages #languages