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Mamari tablet

The Rongorongo Script: Easter Island’s Unreadable Writing

November 10, 2026 by Tommy Hayes
Side a of the Mamari rongorongo tablet, a rounded rectangular wooden board covered edge to edge with dense rows of small carved glyphs of human figures, birds, fish and abstract shapes

About 6 min readCarved on wooden tablets on one of the most isolated islands on Earth, rongorongo is a script nobody can read — and a 2024 radiocarbon study has reopened the question of whether its people invented writing entirely on their own.

Categories Ancient Enigmas Tags Easter Island, Mamari tablet, Rapa Nui, Rongorongo, undeciphered script, Unsolved Leave a comment

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