# Rongorongo was invented after the 1770 Spanish annexation ceremony, inspired by the sight of writing.

> Still possible: Rongorongo was invented after the 1770 Spanish annexation ceremony, inspired by the sight of writing.

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# Rongorongo was invented after the 1770 Spanish annexation ceremony, inspired by the sight of writing.

Rongorongo was invented after the 1770 Spanish annexation ceremony, inspired by the sight of writing.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- All carving dates fall after 1770.
- No inscribed object appears in pre-1770 contexts.

## What would rule it out

- A tablet is dated to its carving before 1722.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[The single pre-contact date is on wood of a non-native species, consistent with driftwood carved later.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/evidence/EVD0D4CCHR67KFV/the-single-pre-contact-date-is-on-wood-of-a-non-native)

Suggestive

FOR

[Three of the four Rome tablets and the Berlin tablet date to the 1800s.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/evidence/EVD0D4CCHGC1V1Y/three-of-the-four-rome-tablets-and-the-berlin-tablet-date-to)

Supported

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## The questions it answers

[Did rongorongo exist before European contact in 1722?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/questions/QST0D4CCDBJ4KJW/did-rongorongo-exist-before-european-contact-in-1722)

Most likelyRongorongo was invented on Rapa Nui before 1722

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Rongorongo was invented after the 1770 Spanish annexation ceremony, inspired by the sight of writing. [Answer ANS0D4CCH8J4VA8]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D4CCH8J4VA8
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**ANS** 0D4CCH8J4VA8

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