A mysterious form of writing from Easter Island might have been developed independently centuries before the arrival of Europeans.

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 ...

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