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Rongorongo was invented on Rapa Nui before 1722.

Rongorongo was invented on Rapa Nui before 1722.

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Where it stands

Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Some tablets give direct radiocarbon dates on wood and carving before 1722.
  • Glyph forms show developmental stages (palaeographic change) across the corpus.
  • Early visitors' accounts or archaeological contexts include inscribed objects before the 1860s.

What would rule it out

  • Every tablet dated to the carving falls after 1770 and the single early date is shown to be old or reused wood.

Evidence 2 for · none against

The questions it answers

Most likelyRongorongo was invented on Rapa Nui before 1722

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Rongorongo was invented on Rapa Nui before 1722. [Answer ANS0D4CCGH40QH4]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D4CCGH40QH4
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